Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Cryptic Wrasse
Pteragogus cryptus
Cryptic Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Pteragogus cryptus
Size: Up to 3.75 in. (9 cm)  
Depth: 10-180 ft. (3-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Cirrhilabrinae (Subfamily)
       └Pteragogus (Genus)
        └P. cryptus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219054🔗
iNaturalist ID: 111179🔗

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