Pteragogus aurigarius

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:	Pteragogus aurigarius
Species Authority:	(Richardson, 1845)
Synonym/s:	Crenilabrus spilogaster Bleeker, 1854 Crenilabrus spilogaster Bleeker, 1854 Ctenolabrus aurigarius Richardson, 1845 Ctenolabrus aurigarius Richardson, 1845 Ctenolabrus rubellio Richardson, 1845 Ctenolabrus rubellio Richardson, 1845 Duymaeria japonica Bleeker, 1856 Duymaeria japonica Bleeker, 1856

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Sadovy, Y.
Reviewer/s:	Craig, M.T. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species has limited and uncertain distribution and is found in marine protected areas in parts of its range. More information is needed on distribution, population, biology, and impact of potential threats. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found from Japan (with questionable records off Ryukyo islands), Taiwan, South Korea (Cheju Island), China (Pratas Island) (Chen et al. 1999, Parenti and Randall, 2000, Randall and Lim, 2000, Shimada 2002) (R. Myers, pers. comm. 2008).
Countries:	Native: Japan; Korea, Republic of; Philippines; Taiwan, Province of China
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – northwest
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information availlable for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in algal beds and rocky reefs (Kuiter 2002). It is a protogynous sex changer (Nakazono 1979, Lee et al. 1992). Reproductive season includes May and June in Korea when water temperature begins to rise according to gonadosomatic index (Lee et al. 1992)
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats known for this species, although it is taken in the local fishery in Japan and Korea as food fish.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats known for this species, although it is taken in the local fishery in Japan and Korea as food fish.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. However, its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range (Wood 2007).

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. However, its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range (Wood 2007).

Citation:	Sadovy, Y. 2010. Pteragogus aurigarius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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