Pteragogus
Pteragogus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[3]
| Pteragogus | |
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| Pteragogus aurigarius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Pteragogus W. K. H. Peters, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Cossyphus opercularis W. K. H. Peters, 1855[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
The 10 currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- 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
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Pteragogus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Labridae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pteragogus in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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