Species Pteragogus cryptus Randall, 1981

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• Pteragogus cryptus Randall, J.E. 1981. Two new species and six new records of labrid fishes from the Red Sea. Senckenbergiana Biologica 13(1–3): 79-109 figs 1-2 pls 1-3 [83, pl. 1, figs 3-4].

  Type data:

   Holotype BPBM 13379, Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, 43 m.
  Paratype(s) CAS 46594; SAIAB 461 (formerly RUSI); SMF 15827; USNM 223874; BMNH 1980.8.11.3; BPBM 17905 5 specimens; BPBM 19723 2 specimens; BPBM 19889; BPBM 24766; SMF 15715; SMF 15829 3 specimens; USNM 222297; USNM 223869 3 specimens; USNM 223872; USNM 223877.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Pteragogus sp 5. —
  Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [165]

 

Introduction

Populations in the Western Pacific may belong to an undescribed species (Allen & Erdmann 2012). Kuiter (2010) regarded the species as endemic to the Red Sea.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

East of the Monte Bello Islands (20°22'S, 116°04'E) to Rowley Shoals (17°06'S, 119°37'E) and Scott Reef (14°03'S, 121°49'E), WA, and Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10°27'S, 144°27'E) to Escape Reef (15°49'S, 145°50'E) and possibly south to Swain Reefs (21°29'S, 152°34'E) QLD, also Coringa-Herald Cays, Lihou Reefs, and Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, Coral Sea; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

4-67 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [196]

Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross, C.J. Allen & M.F. Gomon 2006. Labridae: Labrinae. pp. 1368-1418 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1410]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [716]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 [269]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [39]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [276]

Kuiter, R.H. 2002. Fairy & Rainbow Wrasses and their Relatives. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 207 pp. [56]

Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Osborne, K. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve, December 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Sciences 64 pp. [49]

Parenti, P. & Randall, J.E. 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 68: 1-97 [38]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [333]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [333]

Westneat, M.W. 2001. Labridae. pp. 3381-3467 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3458]

 

Common Name References

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [154] (Sneaky Wrasse)

Kuiter, R.H. 2010. Labridae fishes: wrasses. Seaford, Victoria, Australia : Aquatic Photographics pp. 398. [165] (White-lined Sneaky Wrasse)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Cryptic Wrasse)

Westneat, M.W. 2001. Labridae. pp. 3381-3467 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3458] (FAO) (Cryptic Wrasse)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017	LABROIDEI	24-Jun-2017	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED