Coris ballieui Light colored wrasse fish, Lined coris, Sand wrasse

Coris ballieui is commonly referred to as Light colored wrasse fish, Lined coris, Sand wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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AphiaID:: 273550

Scientific:: Coris ballieui
German:: Streifen-Junker, Heller Lippfisch, Ballieu Lippfisch
English:: Light Colored Wrasse Fish, Lined Coris, Sand Wrasse

Category:: Gylter

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Coris (Genus) > ballieui (Species)
Initial determination:: Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Hawaii, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 20 - 146 Meter
Habitats:: Reef-associated, Rocky, hard seabeds, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 80.6 °F - 82.4 °F (27°C - 28°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-09-30 17:02:03
Last edit:: 2026-10-15 16:54:19

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Coris ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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