Scientific Name
Pteragogus guttatus
Common Name
Sneaky wrasse
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-10. This species differs from P. cryptus by having a concave rather than straight dorsal head profile, a higher modal gill raker count, and a series of five well-defined dark brown spots on the mid lateral line (these spots may be present on some P. cryptus, but are never well-defined). Best identified by the thin white barring on dorsal fin and upper sides (Ref. 48636). SL to 57 mm.