Coris caudimacula, the spot-tail coris, is a fish found in the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and on the east coast of Africa from Oman to East London. The fish has already been spotted in Mossel Bay.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Spot-tail 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 dorsomacula
- Coris venusta
- Thalassoma quinquevittatum
- Coris melanura
- Halichoeres chierchiae
- Coris auricularis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Labriformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Coris
- Species
- Coris caudimacula
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