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Pteragogus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Labridae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

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Similar
  
Pseudocoris, Oxycheilinus, Pictilabrus, Stethojulis, Hologymnosus

Pteragogus pelycus


Pteragogus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Contents

cocktail wrasse pteragogus aurigarius


Species

The 10 currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Pteragogus aurigarius (J. Richardson, 1845)
  • Pteragogus clarkae J. E. Randall, 2013
  • Pteragogus cryptus J. E. Randall, 1981 (cryptic wrasse)
  • Pteragogus enneacanthus (Bleeker, 1853) (cockerel wrasse)
  • Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes, 1839) (cocktail wrasse)
  • Pteragogus guttatus (Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928) (sneaky wrasse)
  • Pteragogus pelycus J. E. Randall, 1981 (sideburn wrasse)
  • Pteragogus taeniops (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (cheekbar wrasse)
  • Pteragogus trispilus J. E. Randall, 2013
  • Pteragogus variabilis J. E. Randall, 2013

    • References

    Pteragogus Wikipedia
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