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Coris picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Comb wrasse
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Combfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from mainland New Zealand, Bay of Islands (Deepwater Cove), Poor Knights Island (northern Aorangi Is.) (Ref. 35942), the Kermadec Is. (Ref. 8879) and Norfolk Island (Ref. 45524). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 75154, 43239.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

斑盔鱼, Bananafish, Combfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Coris: Greek, kore, -es = pupil and also with themenaing of "maid" (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated, usually 3 - 25 m (Ref. 27115).   Subtropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 27115); 35°N - 37°S

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