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

Pteragogus
Pteragogus aurigarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

References

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  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. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pteragogus". FishBase. October 2013 version.