Pteragogus

Pteragogus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[3]

Pteragogus
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]
  • Duymaeria Bleeker, 1856
  • Labrastrum Guichenot, 1860

Species

The 10 currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pteragogus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pteragogus in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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