.cientific name: Coris atlantica
Common name in English: Rainbow wrasse
Origin: Atlantic Ocean
ideal parameters:Salinity: 1023 to 1025
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The rainbow coris fish Coris atlantica was described by Günther in 1862.
It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the area that goes from Cape Verde to Liberia.
It lives near the coasts, around the rocks, on the beds of seaweed, it probably feeds on small benthic invertebrates and remains at a depth ranging from 1 to 60 m.
The general body coloration of the male is whitish, its dorsal fin has an elongated orange or red spot and a black spot, on the sides of the body it has a longitudinal orange or red zigzag stripe. Females and juveniles have a whitish longitudinal stripe and a dark brown zigzag stripe.
The coris fish C. Atlantica can measure up to 30 cm
