Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Cirrhilabrinae (Subfamily)
       └Pteragogus (Genus)
        └P. cryptus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219054🔗
iNaturalist ID: 111179🔗

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