| Citation | Randall, J.E., 1981, Two new species and six new records of labrid fishes from the Red Sea.. Senckenberg. Marit. 13:79-109. |
| Ref. | 649 Randall, J.E., 1981 |
| Page | 83-90:pl1,figs.3-4;fig.2.tab.2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pteragogus cryptus |
| Comment | Species reported from Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific are probably misidentification for Pteragogus turdus (Ref. 130185) |
| Locality | Gulf of Aqaba, Eilat, off Heinz Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory, BPBM 13379; 43 m. |
| Distribution | Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Sudan, Saudi Arabia; 2-43 m. Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau Islands, Caroline Islands, Australia (Queensland); 0-67 m |
| Quote | Type specimens were selected from Red Sea, no specimens have been found in collections from Indian Ocean outside the Red Sea. Identifification of 42 Pacific specimens as P. cryptus is provisional, revision of the genus is needed. Max size: 7.42 cm SL (paratype) |