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Pteragogus flagellifer
Cocktail Wrasse
As recorded: Pteragogus flagellifer (Valenciennes, 1839)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Labridae
- Collected by
- M.M. Smith
- Date
- September 3, 1956
- Locality
- Mozambique; Baixo Pinda
- Island
- Mozambique
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pteragogus flagellifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-16.
2026-07-16
Singapore
(c) Reenie Poon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Semakau Island, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-11
Bayaca Island, Osmeña, Culion, Palawan, Philippines
(c) barthazes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-26
出水口右側（墾丁）,TW
(c) hsi169, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-26
Gneering Shoals, Queensland, Australia
(c) Kelly-Anne Masterman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-07
Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pteragogus flagellifer. BPBM 26397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38296994. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/26397.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38296994 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026