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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Cirrhilabrinae (Subfamily)
        └Pteragogus (Genus)
         └P. cryptus (Species)










































































































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