The labrid fish Pteragogus flagellifer, popularly known as cocktail wrasse, is recorded from the Red Sea based on the original description of Labrus ramentosus by Forsskal (1775) from a collection at al-Mukha, Yemen. Because Forsskal's type is not extant and no other specimens of the species are known from the Red Sea, his description has long been disregarded. we propose thet the name Labrus ramentosus be suppressed to conserve the well-established Pteragogus flagellifer.
Parenti, P., Randall, J. (1998). First record of the labrid fish Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes, 1839) from the Red Sea. In W. Büttiker, F. Krupp, I. Nader, W. Schneider (a cura di), Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Portunidae of the Gulf, terrestrial and freshwater molluscs of Arabia, marine gastropods, Labridae, mammals of Yemen (pp. 473-475). Francoforte : Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg.
First record of the labrid fish Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes, 1839) from the Red Sea
PARENTI, PAOLO;
1998
Abstract
The labrid fish Pteragogus flagellifer, popularly known as cocktail wrasse, is recorded from the Red Sea based on the original description of Labrus ramentosus by Forsskal (1775) from a collection at al-Mukha, Yemen. Because Forsskal's type is not extant and no other specimens of the species are known from the Red Sea, his description has long been disregarded. we propose thet the name Labrus ramentosus be suppressed to conserve the well-established Pteragogus flagellifer.
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