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