Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Atlantic rainbow wrasse being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Coris julis
- Stethojulis interrupta
- Parajulis poecilepterus
- Halichoeres hartzfeldii
- Coris auricularis
- Halichoeres brownfieldi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Labriformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Coris
- Species
- Coris melanura
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