Yellowtail Coris

Scientific Name: Coris gaimard
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 38cm
Identification: TP - Variable from shades of blue to green and red with yellow tail; bright yellow to green mid-body bar, brilliant blue spots rear body and tail base.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble bottoms adjacent to coral reefs in 3-50m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Indonesia to Micronesia, Hawaii and French Polynesia. S. Japan to Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe I.