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| ==== Etymology ==== | ==== Etymology ==== | ||
| The ] ''bulbifrons'' comes from the latin words "''bulbus''" (meaning swelling or bump), and "''frons''" (meaning forehead). Both the scientific name and the common name "doubleheader" allude to the large hump that develops on the foreheads of both males and females.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Randall |first=John E. |last2=Kuiter |first2=Rudie H. |date=1982 |
The ] ''bulbifrons'' comes from the latin words "''bulbus''" (meaning swelling or bump), and "''frons''" (meaning forehead). Both the scientific name and the common name "doubleheader" allude to the large hump that develops on the foreheads of both males and females.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Randall |first=John E. |last2=Kuiter |first2=Rudie H. |date=April 1982 |title=Three New Labrid Fishes of the Genus Coris from the Western Pacific |url=https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/da20a74f-609e-4034-9538-1e1cfbcc6cc1 |journal=Pacific Science |language=en-US |volume=36 |issue=2 |issn=0030-8870}}</ref> | ||
| == Distribution == | == Distribution == | ||
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Species of fish
| Coris bulbifrons | |
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| Off Lord Howe Island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Coris |
| Species: | C. bulbifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Coris bulbifrons J. E. Randall & Kuiter, 1982 | |
Coris bulbifrons, the doubleheader, is a large species of wrasse in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
Etymology
The specific epithet bulbifrons comes from the latin words "bulbus" (meaning swelling or bump), and "frons" (meaning forehead). Both the scientific name and the common name "doubleheader" allude to the large hump that develops on the foreheads of both males and females.
Distribution
Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Middleton Reef, and more rarely, New South Wales.
Description
The doubleheader is the largest species in the genus Coris alongside the clown coris, growing up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length and weighing up to 14 lb (6.4 kg). Both sexes develop a prominent hump on the forehead.
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Growth series: from youngest juvenile to adult
Diet
Remains of gastropods, bivalves, and crabs have been observed in the gut contents of this species.
References
- ^ Randall, John E.; Kuiter, Rudie H. (April 1982). "Three New Labrid Fishes of the Genus Coris from the Western Pacific". Pacific Science. 36 (2). ISSN 0030-8870.