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Batu coris
Coris batuensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Batu coris
- Scientific
- Coris batuensis
- Dhivehi
- Hikaa
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 17 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 30 m (usually 2 to 15 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small, greenish wrasse with pink markings, paler over white sand, reaching about 17 cm. It lives over sand and rubble on clear reefs and feeds on small crabs and snails.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Coris-batuensis.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=25688&GenusName=Coris&SpeciesName=bat
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Batu_coris_(Coris_batuensis)_(45259572942).jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Hikaa' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.