Cockerel Wrasse

Pteragogus enneacanthus

Side line with small dark patches which can form large continuous stripes.

Size : 12 cm

Habitat : On coral, algae-covered rock and sand surfaces, 3-30 m. Alone and quite shy, can only be rather rarely observed.

Distribution : Indonesia to Mariana Islands, Coral Sea, Tonga and SE Australia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Perciformes

FAMILY

:

Labridae

GENUS

:

Pteragogus

SPECIES

:

Pteragogus enneacanthus

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner