| Citation | Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990, Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. |
| Ref. | Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990 |
| Page | 333 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pteragogus cryptus |
| Comment | morphology; ecology; Species from Red Sea refers to Pteragogus cryptus (Ref. 130185) |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | GBR and the Coral Sea; Red Sea and Western Pacific to Micronesia and Samoa; 2-60 m. |
| Quote | max size: 9.5 cm TL |