Cryptic Wrasse
Pteragogus cryptus
- Usual depth5–22 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 16 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–22 m · Deepest record: 39.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Cryptic Wrasse, Indian Sneaky Wrasse, Sneaky Wrasse
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- （スニーキーラス）
- Simplified Chinese
- 曳絲鸚鯛, 瘦牙, 砂遍羅, 絲仔魚, 絲鰭鸚鯛, 荔枝魚, 貓仔魚婆, 隱秘長鰭鸚鯛, 隱秘高體盔魚, 黃鶯魚
Other scientific names: Pterogogus cryptus
Similar species
Cockerel WrassePteragogus enneacanthus
- Cocktail wrasse
Pteragogus flagellifer
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 216 open-data records from 1955 to 2018.
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