Longtail seamoth

Longtail seamoth
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Pegasidae
Genus:	Pegasus
Species:	P. volitans
Binomial name
	Pegasus volitans; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Pegasus spatula Lacepède, 1800; Parapegasus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758); Pegasus natans Linnaeus, 1766; Leptopegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766); Parapegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766); Pegasus volans Linnaeus, 1766; Pegasus pristis Bleeker, 1852; Cataphractus anceps Gronow, 1854;

The longtail seamoth (Pegasus volitans) is a species of fish in the family Pegasidae. It is found around the coasts of Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Tanzania, and Thailand.^[2] This fish is used in Chinese medicine and in the aquarium trade.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pegasus volitans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16476A115133968. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16476A46624265.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pegasus volitans". FishBase. February 2018 version.

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