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Spot-tail Wrasse, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey. · CC BY 3.0

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Spot-tail Wrasse

Coris caudimacula

The Spot-tail Wrasse (Coris caudimacula) is a tropical marine fish of the family Labridae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 57 m deep. It grows to 20 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

Size
20 cmtotal length
Depth
1–57 m
Climate zone
Tropical

In the wild

Water type
Marine
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Coral and rocky reefs
Aquarium trade
Traded commercially

Depth

Conservation status

Classification

  1. FamilyLabridae
  2. GenusCoris
  3. SpeciesCoris caudimacula

Quick answers

Spot-tail Wrasse size: how big does it get?
It grows to 20 cm (total length).
Spot-tail Wrasse: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.