Cockerel wrasse (Pteragogus enneacanthus)

Scientific name: Pteragogus enneacanthus Bleeker, 1853

Cockerel wrasse (Pteragogus enneacanthus)

The Cockerel wrasse (Pteragogus enneacanthus) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia to the Coral Sea, north to Guam, south to southeastern Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. It can be distinguished from the other species by its longitudinal lines along the body. Differs from P. cryptus and P. guttatus by having IX, 11 rather than X, 9-10 dorsal rays and males with filamentous extensions on first two rather than the first four interspinous dorsal membranes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pteragogus enneacanthus
Family
Labridae (Wrasses)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia to the Coral Sea, north to Guam, south to southeastern Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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