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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Found usually in sandy or algal-rich areas near reefs or in seagrass beds. Feeds on amphipods, tanaids, pelecypods, brachyuran crabs, gastropods and polychaetes (Ref. 33411).
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Randall, J.E. 1999 Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (29):74 p. (Ref. 33411)
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Distribution
Indian Ocean: northern Red Sea south to East London, South Africa and east to the northwest coast of Australia, extending to Shark Bay; including Green Island.
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Randall, J.E. 1999 Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (29):74 p. (Ref. 33411)
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Range Description
Coris caudimacula is found from the northern Red Sea and Gulf of Oman, south to East London in South Africa and east to the northwest coast of Australia, extending to Shark Bay; including Green Island. It is also found in east Sumatra and Bali.
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Aldabra, Comores, East Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Red Sea, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa (country), Tanzania
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MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6266
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Randall, J.E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. Immel Publishing.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6091
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5926
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Bock, K.R. (1996). Checklist of the reef fishes of Diani and Galu, Kenya. Journal of East African natural History 85: 5-22.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6357
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McClanahan, T.R. (1994). Kenya coral reef lagoon fish: effects of fishing, substrate complexity, and sea urchins. Coral Reefs 13: 231-241
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Letourneur, Y., M. Harmelin-Vivien & R. Galzin (1993). Impact of hurricane Firinga on fish community structure on fringing reefs of Reunion Island, S.W. Indian Ocean. Environmental Biology of Fishes 37: 109-120
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6048
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Smith, J.L.B. (1956). The fishes of Aldabra. Part VI. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist 12 (9): 817-829
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5924
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McClanahan, T.R. (1995). Fish predators and scavengers of the sea urchin Echinometra mathaei in Kenyan coral-reef marine parks. Environ. Biol. Fish. 43: 187-193.
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Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa, South Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to western Indonesia and northwestern Australia, south to Shark Bay (Western Australia).
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 12
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Randall, J.E. 1986 Labridae. p. 683-706. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4392)
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Size
Max. size
20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4392))
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Randall, J.E. 1986 Labridae. p. 683-706. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4392)
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Diagnostic Description
Head with irregular bands; opercular flap with a black spot edged with yellow on posterior part; body with 4 pink salmon stripes, sometimes with broad dark bars on upper side; large diffuse blackish spot at base of caudal fin (Ref. 4392).
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Randall, J.E. 1986 Labridae. p. 683-706. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4392)
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 57 m (Ref. 33411), usually 3 - 25 m (Ref. 27115)
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Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 Meerwasser atlas. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)
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Randall, J.E. 1999 Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (29):74 p. (Ref. 33411)
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Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
Coris caudimacula inhabits areas of sand and rubble near coral in lagoons, bays, and protected seaward reefs. It feeds on benthic organisms including small crustaceans and molluscs.
Systems
- Marine
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Depth range based on 46 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 13 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2 - 52
Temperature range (°C): 26.960 - 28.098
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.052 - 1.522
Salinity (PPS): 34.192 - 35.125
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.406 - 4.700
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.163 - 0.284
Silicate (umol/l): 3.061 - 4.892
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2 - 52
Temperature range (°C): 26.960 - 28.098
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.052 - 1.522
Salinity (PPS): 34.192 - 35.125
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.406 - 4.700
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.163 - 0.284
Silicate (umol/l): 3.061 - 4.892
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 13 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2 - 52
Temperature range (°C): 26.960 - 28.098
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.052 - 1.522
Salinity (PPS): 34.192 - 35.125
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.406 - 4.700
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.163 - 0.284
Silicate (umol/l): 3.061 - 4.892
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2 - 52
Temperature range (°C): 26.960 - 28.098
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.052 - 1.522
Salinity (PPS): 34.192 - 35.125
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.406 - 4.700
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.163 - 0.284
Silicate (umol/l): 3.061 - 4.892
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Depth: 2 - 25m.
From 2 to 25 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
From 2 to 25 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Trophic Strategy
Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Found usually in sandy or algal-rich areas near reefs or in seagrass beds. Feeds on amphipods, tanaids, pelecypods, brachyuran crabs, gastropods and polychaetes.
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Randall, J.E. 1999 Revision of the Indo-Pacific labrid fishes of the genus Coris, with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (29):74 p. (Ref. 33411)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Coris caudimacula
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 12 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 12 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
CACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGCACGGCTTTAAGCTTACTTATTCGAGCGGAACTGAGCCAGCCCGGCGCACTCCTTGGAGACGACCAGATTTACAACGTAATCGTTACGGCCCACGCATTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGCGGGTTTGGAAACTGGCTAATTCCTTTAATAATTGGGGCGCCTGACATGGCTTTCCCTCGTATAAATAATATAAGCTTTTGACTTCTGCCCCCCTCTTTCCTACTCCTTCTCGCATCTTCCGGCGTAGAAGCGGGTGCCGGAACTGGTTGAACAGTTTACCCCCCACTAGCAGGGAACCTTGCCCATGCCGGAGCATCTGTAGACCTTACTATTTTTTCCCTTCACTTAGCAGGCATCTCATCTATCCTGGGAGCAATTAACTTTATTACAACTATCATTAACATGAAGCCCCCTGCTATCTCGCAGTACCAAACACCCCTCTTTGTCTGAGCCGTTTTAATTACAGCAGTCCTACTTCTTCTATCCCTACCTGTCCTTGCTGCCGGTATTACAATGCTTCTTACAGACCGAAATCTAAACACCACTTTCTTTGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGGGACCCAATTCTGTACCAACACCTG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Coris caudimacula
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 9
Specimens with Barcodes: 15
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 9
Specimens with Barcodes: 15
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Genomic DNA is available from 4 specimens with morphological vouchers housed at Florida Museum of Natural History
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Craig, M. & Sadovy, Y.J.
Reviewer/s
Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s
De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Smith, J. & Livingston, F.
Justification
Coris caudimacula has been assessed as Least Concern. This species has a broad geographic range and has been described as common throughout much of its range. It is not known to face any major threats at the present time.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
The species is considered to be common across much of its range.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Major Threats
This species is not known to face any major threats, althoug it is likely to be undergoing localised declines in abundance in areas of coastal development and coastal pollution.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species, however its distribution coincides with a number of marine protected areas.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquarium: commercial
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Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p.
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