Juvenile Yellowtail Coris at Tandrewblog Blog


Juvenile Yellowtail Coris. The juveniles of this species start off their lives with a vibrant neon orange. Mature females or young males only show the two black spots on the dorsal fin.

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Web it is red to green with small bright blue spots on the body. Large males have a green bar on the body above. Web juvenile and immature females have two black spots rimmed with white or light yellow on the dorsal fin and a third one at the start of the caudal fin.

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Large males have a green bar on the body above. Mature females or young males only show the two black spots on the dorsal fin. The head is brownish with orange lines. Web the juvenile yellowtail coris may reach 4 inches (10 cm) before it matures as a female and develops a new color pattern.