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Pteragogus guttatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pteragogus guttatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)
Name authority
(Fowler & Bean, 1928)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Family
Labridae
Genus
Pteragogus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
  11. subfamilyCirrhilabrinae Randall, 1999
  12. genusPteragogus Peters, 1855
  13. speciesPteragogus guttatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pteragogus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pteragogus aurigarius (Richardson, 1845)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteragogus clarkae Randall, 2013LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteragogus cryptus Randall, 1981LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteragogus enneacanthus (Bleeker, 1853)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
cocktail wrassePteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes, 1839)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
sideburn wrassePteragogus pelycus Randall, 1981LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteragogus trispilus Randall, 2013LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pteragogus turdus Iino & Motomura, 2022LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 527 records assigned to Labridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Pterogogus guttatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928) (Fowler & Bean, 1928)synonym
Duymaeria guttata Fowler & Bean, 1928 Fowler & Bean, 1928synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279211 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4PTDW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.