FB-70992 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70992 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Cirrhimuraena Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis Lin, Lin & Han, 2025 2025-03-21 2025-03-21 Fricke, R. and P. Durville0 <i>Coris flava</i>, a new deep water species of wrasse from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Labridae). FishTaxa 22:23-36. (Ref. 133130) FB-DiagnosticDescr-71001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-25 00:00:00 2025-04-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71001 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D IX, 12; A III, 12; pectoral rays 14; lateral-line scales 71 (+3); no scales on head; gill rakers 15; a single pair of large, strongly projecting, and slightly recurved canine teeth anteriorly in each jaw, upper pair slightly out flaring, lowers fitting between uppers when mouth closed; presence of canine tooth at corner of mouth; body depth 3.52 in SL; caudal fin truncate; anterior part of dorsal fin not elevated; pelvic fins short, 1.7 in head length; body and fins of adults bright yellow, eye orange yellow, anterior dorsal-fin membrane with a dark grey blotch (Ref. 133130). Fricke, R. and P. Durville 2021 <i>Coris flava</i>, a new deep water species of wrasse from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Labridae). FishTaxa 22:23-36. (Ref. 133130) FB-Morphology-71001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-25 00:00:00 2025-04-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71001 Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 15 Fricke, R. and P. Durville 2021 <i>Coris flava</i>, a new deep water species of wrasse from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Labridae). FishTaxa 22:23-36. (Ref. 133130) FB-Distribution-71001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-25 00:00:00 2025-03-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71001 Western Indian Ocean: Reunion I. Fricke, R. and P. Durville 2021 <i>Coris flava</i>, a new deep water species of wrasse from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Labridae). FishTaxa 22:23-36. (Ref. 133130) FB-Uses-71001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-25 00:00:00 2025-03-25 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71001 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-71001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-25 00:00:00 2025-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71001 22.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 133130)) Fricke, R. and P. Durville 2021 <i>Coris flava</i>, a new deep water species of wrasse from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Labridae). FishTaxa 22:23-36. (Ref. 133130) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-71001 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-03-25 00:00:00 2025-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71001 reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 250 m (Ref. 133130) Fricke, R. and P. Durville 2021 <i>Coris flava</i>, a new deep water species of wrasse from La Réunion, southwestern Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Labridae). FishTaxa 22:23-36. (Ref. 133130)