Tropical reef fish
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Tropical Indo-Pacific: from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, Tuamotu Islands and Marquesas Islands.
Coral reefs, sandy areas near corals, between 1 and 50 metres deep.
Up to 40 cm.
Crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms, small benthic invertebrates.
Juveniles and adult yellow-tailed cories look completely different.
Juvenile fish are bright orange with five white spots edged with black on the upper part of their bodies.
Females have a light orange head and a green then blue body with a yellow caudal fin.
Males have a blue head streaked with green bands and a body ranging from green to blue with blue spots. Their caudal fin is the same yellow colour.
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