cheekbar wrasse

Pteragogus taeniops

Fifteen Centimeters Wrasse of the Indian Ocean

cheekbar wrasse is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pteragogus
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Zanzibar, Tanzania to Inhaca Island, Mozambique; extends south to Aliwal Shoal in South Africa (Ref. 11228 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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