Sideburn wrasse

Pteragogus trispilus

Seven Point Nine Centimeters Wrasse from the Red Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Pteragogus trispilus is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the wrasse family, the Labridae. It is native to the Red Sea from where it has entered the Mediterranean Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pteragogus
Maximum length: 7.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba and Gulf of Suez. Mediterranean Sea: Lessepsian migrant to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, primarily as Pteragogus pelycus .

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