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Sideburn wrasse

Pteragogus trispilus Randall, 2013

Status not recordedbony fish

The sideburn wrasse (Pteragogus trispilus) is a species in the family Labridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the sideburn wrasse

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sideburn wrasse live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the sideburn wrasse as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Greece
  3. Israel
  4. Lebanon

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the sideburn wrasse endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sideburn wrasse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLabridae
  6. genusPteragogus
  7. SpeciesPteragogus trispilus Randall, 2013
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • kolmitäplähuulikalaFinnish
  • Labre nain d'herbierFrench
  • Bodião-viçosoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sideburn wrasse

Other species in the same genus Pteragogus.

Wrasse

Pteragogus flagellifer

LabridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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Is the sideburn wrasse an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the sideburn wrasse as introduced in 4 countries: Cyprus, Greece, Israel and Lebanon, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the sideburn wrasse?

The sideburn wrasse (Pteragogus trispilus) belongs to the family Labridae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sideburn wrasse (Pteragogus trispilus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteragogus-trispilus

MLA

“Sideburn wrasse (Pteragogus trispilus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteragogus-trispilus.

BibTeX
@misc{pteragogus_trispilus_2026,
  title = {Sideburn wrasse (Pteragogus trispilus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pteragogus-trispilus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}