Description Coris venusta
Date 1880
Source http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Author Unknown
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coris_venusta1.jpg

Coris is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. The elegant coris, Coris venusta, is a species of fish of the family Labridae in the order of the Perciformes. Males can reach 19.3 cm in total length. They are found in the Hawaiian Islands. Order: Perciformes, Suborder: Labroidei, Family: Labridae, Genus: Coris, Species: Coris venusta Vaillant and Sauvage, 1875.