Sandager's wrasse

Sandager's wrasse
Male (top) and female (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Coris
Species:
C. sandeyeri
Binomial name
Coris sandeyeri
(Hector, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Cymolutes sandeyeri Hector, 1884
  • Coris sandageri (Hector, 1884)
  • Coris rex E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886
  • Coris trimaculata J. D. Ogilby, 1888

Sandager's wrasse (Coris sandeyeri) is a species of wrasse native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean ranging from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. This species can be found on reefs down to depths of about 60 metres (200 ft). It can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.