Pteragogus taeniops

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pteragogus taeniops

Species Authority:

(Peters, 1855)

Common Name/s:

English

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Cheekbar wrasse

Synonym/s:

Cossyphus taeniops Peters, 1855

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Choat, J.H.
Reviewer/s:	Sadovy, Y. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is found on the eastern coastal Africa and Madagascar and other islands. There are no known threats although the habitat may be degradated by costal development. This species is listed as Least Concern.

Range Description:	This is a coastal species found in Kenya, Tanzania including Zanzibar, to Inhaca Island, Mozambique and extends south to Aliwal Shoal in South Africa. It is also found in Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles.
Countries:	Native: Kenya; Madagascar; Mauritius; Mozambique; Seychelles; South Africa; Tanzania, United Republic of
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Indian Ocean – western
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Population:	There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is a small highly secretive wrasses. It is associated with sheltered shallow reef and shore environments dominated by macroscopic algae (Kuiter 2002). It is a small species up to 15 cm (TL).
Systems:	Marine

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats known for this species. However, there is habitat degradation from coastal development such as aquaculture.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats known for this species. However, there is habitat degradation from coastal development such as aquaculture.

Conservation Actions:	There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Conservation Actions:

There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. Its distribution overlaps several marine protected areas within its range.

Citation:	Choat, J.H. 2010. Pteragogus taeniops. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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