CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Labridae: Labrinae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 384033 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Pteragogus turdus Iino & Motomura, 2022
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 384 Labridae: Labrinae (Wrasses) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Cryptic Wrasse
Organism Type:	a wrasse
Synonyms:	Pteragogus cryptus Randall 1981 [in Australian references prior to 2022]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 384941 Pteragogus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	384033

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
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Expected species depth range is from 2 to 67 m.

Taxon Notes:	Updated from Pteragogus cryptus (a species restricted to the Western Indian Ocean) after description by Iino & Motomura 2022. In Australia, confirmed from the Rowley Shoals, Western Australia, and Swain Reefs, Qld (Iino & Motomura 2022), but it is likely more widespread.

Record source and Scientific Name verified against:	. doi:10.1007/s10228-022-00875-0

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report