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African clown wrasse
Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
AnimalsLabres, girelles, napoléons,...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
New CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- African corisBritish English
- Clown wrasseBritish English
- Gaimard's wrasseBritish English
- Rainbow wrasseBritish English
- Red coris wrasseBritish English
- Yellowtail corisBritish English
- LippfischGerman (Germany)
- Girelle de GaimardFrench (France)
- Coris à queue jauneFrench (France)
- Coris barioléFrench (France)
- Girelle barioléeFrench (France)
- Girelle rougeFrench (France)
- Labre-clown rougeFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Coris gaimard africana
- Coris gaimard gaimard
- Coris gaimard speciosa
- Coris gaimardi
- Coris greenoughii
- Coris greenovii
- Coris pulcherrima
- Julis gaimard
- Julis gaimard speciosa
- Julis ganymede
- Julis greenovii
- Julis leucorhynchos
- Julis pulcherrima
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Sources
- HUET Sylvie, POLLAK Francis in : DORIS, 05/04/2014 : Coris gaimard (Quoy et Gaimard, 1824), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2397
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2492
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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