Longtail seamoth

Longtail seamoth
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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 natansLinnaeus, 1766 Leptopegasus natans(Linnaeus, 1766) Parapegasus natans(Linnaeus, 1766) Pegasus volansLinnaeus, 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

1. 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 .
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pegasus volitans". FishBase . February 2018 version.