| Citation | Randall, J.E., 1981, Two new species and six new records of labrid fishes from the Red Sea.. Senckenberg. Marit. 13:79-109. |
| Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1981 |
| Page | 83-90:pl1,figs.3-4;fig.2.tab.2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pteragogus cryptus |
| Comment | Species reported from Red Sea refers to P. cryptus |
| Locality | Gulf of Aqaba, Eilat, off Heinz Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory, BPBM 13379; 43 m. |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Sudan, Saudi Arabia; 2-43 m. Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau Islands, Caroline Islands, Australia (Queensland); 0-67 m |
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