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 ray-finned 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.

This Syngnathiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.