After Carroll, 1988 and Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]

<==o Coris Mioc. Eu. R. Oc. ()? [24]
   |-- C. auricularis (Valenciennes, 1839) (Western king wrasse)
   |-- C. aurilineata Randall & Kuiter, 1982
   |-- C. aygula Lacépède, 1801 (Clown coris)
   |-- C. ballieui Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 (Sand wrasse)
   |-- C. batuensis (Bleeker, 1856) (Batu coris)
   |-- C. bulbifrons Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (Doubleheader)
   |-- C. caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Spottail coris)
   |-- C. centralis Randall, 1999
   |-- C. cuvieri (Bennett, 1831) (African coris)
   |-- C. debueni Randall, 1999
   |-- C. dorsomacula Fowler, 1908 (Pale-barred coris)
   |-- C. flavovittata (Bennett, 1828) (Yellowstripe coris)
   |-- C. frerei Günther, 1867 (Queen coris)
   |-- C. gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Yellowtail coris)
   |-- C. hewetti Randall, 1999
   |-- C. julis (Linnaeus, 1758) (koruhuulikala; Mediterranean rainbow wrasse)
   |-- C. marquesensis Randall, 1999
   |-- C. nigrotaenia Mee & Hare, 1995 (Blackbar coris)
   |-- C. picta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Comb wrasse)
   |-- C. pictoides Randall & Kuiter, 1982 (Blackstripe coris)
   |-- C. roseoviridis Randall, 1999
   |-- C. sandeyeri (Hector, 1884) (Sandager's wrasse)
   |-- C. variegata (Rüppell, 1835) (Dapple coris)
   `-- C. venusta Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 (Elegant coris)

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