Coris caudimacula
Spot-tail Wrasse | Spottail Coris | Tail-spot Rainbow-wrasse | Tailspot Wrasse
Similar Species
Distribution
Temperate Africa, Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Blue stripe extending obliquely from top lip through eye and curving to run along upper body to tail, second blue stripe running along mid body, red-brown back usually broken by pale bars, pale belly, second blue stripe on head curving below eye and hooking back in front of a yellow edged black spot on rear of operculum, dark spot at front of dorsal fin and a diffuse dark spot on tail base. Similar Coris dorsomacula (Pinklined Wrasse) distinguished by location (Pacific Ocean).
Information
Max Size: 20 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.8-31.1°C
Depth: 1-57 m
Habitat Generalization Index: 4.01
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Common (20.4% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (4 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields