| Citation | Randall, J.E., 2005, Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. |
| Ref. | Randall, J.E., 2005 |
| Page | 434 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pteragogus cryptus |
| Comment | Species reported from Red Sea refers to Pterogogus cryptus |
| Locality | Red Sea. |
| Distribution | Red Sea; western Pacific from Taiwan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia, east to Samoa Islands and islands of Micronesia. |
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