Species FAO code: COU

Coris julis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Lippfisch	–
Croatia	hr knez	–
Cyprus	el γύλος	–
France	fr girelle	–
Germany	de Lippfisch	–
Greece	el Γύλος	–
Portugal	pt Judia	Azores: Peixe-rei Madeira: Peixe-rei
Slovenia	sl ustnače	–
Spain	es Julia	Asturias: Xulia Balearic Islands: Donzella Canary Islands: Carajillo real Canary Islands: Doncella Catalonia: Donzella Valencia: Donzella Valencia: Juliola Galicia: Doncela

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Coris julis

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

COU

Morphological description

Snout with 4-6 cephalic pores. Spiny rays flexible. No scales on head and on base of dorsal and anal fins. Vertebrae 25-26. Males: first 3 dorsal rays elongated, with an orange or red and black spot. Along the flanks, a- longitudinal zigzag orange or red stripe. Females and juveniles: a longitudinal large whitish stripe along flanks, a mid-longitudinal zigzag, dark brown stripe.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLabridae
    - GenusCoris
      - SpeciesCoris julis

Synonyms

Julis festiva Valenciennes, 1839
Julis vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Julis julis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Labrus subfuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Labrus cettii Rafinesque, 1810
Julis vulgaris Valenciennes, 1839
Coris festiva (Valenciennes, 1839)
Coris taeniatus Steindachner, 1863
Labrus infuscus Walbaum, 1792
Labrus julis Linnaeus, 1758
Julis mediterranea Risso, 1827
Labrus keslik Lacepède, 1801
Julis speciosa Risso, 1827
Labrus paroticus Linnaeus, 1758
Labrus giofredi Risso, 1810
Julis azorensis Fowler, 1919
Labrus perdica Forsskål, 1775
Julis melanura Lowe, 1839
Coris speciosa (Risso, 1827)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Coris julis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central