Clown Coris

Scientific Name: Coris aygula
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 40cm
Identification: IP - A white bar separates light gray head and forebody from dark gray rear body.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble patches near reefs in 2-30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia, Line Is, French Polynesia and east to Ducie I. S. Japan to S.E. Australia and Howe I.

Central Pacific Coris

Scientific Name: Coris centralis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: TP/IP - Whitish with brownish mid-lateral stripe that is usually broken into separate blotches. TP - Usually with a second row of blotches.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Commonly over sand and rubble bottoms of outer reefs in 5-46m.
Location: Central Pacific - Phoenix and Line Is. in eastern Central Pacific.

Yellowbar Parrotfish

Scientific Name: Scarus schlegeli
Family: Parrotfishes - Scaridae
Maximum Size: 38cm
Identification: Dark green to blue except lighter on upper head and foreback; short bright yellow bar on mid-back continues as pale bar below.
Favourite: Solitary or groups.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of coastal, lagoon and outer reefs to 50m.
Location: Pacific - E. Indonesia to French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia.