Humphead wrasse

Coris aygula

Category: Reef Fish

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris

Where to Find

Found in 42 diving areas across 26 countries and 6 regions.

Rowley Shoals, Australia - 2 records
Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 8 records
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia - 1 records
Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia - 45 records
Rarotonga, Cook Islands - 2 records
Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji - 40 records
Fakarava, French Polynesia - 5 records
Moorea & Tahiti, French Polynesia - 29 records
Rangiroa, French Polynesia - 13 records
Christmas Island (Kiritimati), Kiribati - 4 records
Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - 12 records
Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands - 2 records
Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia - 3 records
Kosrae, Micronesia - 2 records
Pohnpei, Micronesia - 1 records
Yap, Micronesia - 8 records
Niue West Coast, Niue - 62 records
Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 19 records
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea - 3 records
Savai'i, Samoa - 2 records
Upolu, Samoa - 75 records
Ha'apai Group, Tonga - 121 records
Tongatapu, Tonga - 32 records
Vava'u Group, Tonga - 56 records
Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu - 1 records
Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 3 records
Port Vila & Efate, Vanuatu - 10 records
Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 2 records
Kerama Islands, Japan - 1 records
Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 2 records
Lakshadweep, India - 2 records
Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 5 records
Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 2 records
Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 17 records
Rodrigues Island, Mauritius - 4 records
Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 1 records
Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 17 records
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 3 records
Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 7 records
Eilat, Israel - 2 records
Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 2 records