Biology:Pegasus (genus)

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Pegasus
Pegasus tetrabelos holotype.PNG
Pegasus tetrabelos
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Pegasidae
Genus: Pegasus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Pegasus volitans
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Acanthopegasus McCulloch, 1915
  • Cataphractus Gronow, 1763
  • Leptopegasus Bleeker, 1872
  • Parapegasus Duméril, 1870
  • Spinipegasus Rendahl, 1930

Pegasus is a genus of seamoths found in coastal tropical marine waters. The name was taken from the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. This horse was created with Medusa´s blood.[1] The member species are distributed in the Indo-West Pacific ocean waters around: Australia , Bahrain, China , India , Indonesia, Japan , Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, the Philippines , Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Tanzania and Thailand.[1]

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

  • Pegasus lancifer Kaup, 1861 (Sculptured seamoth)
  • Pegasus laternarius G. Cuvier, 1816 (Brick seamoth)
  • Pegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-tail seamoth)
  • Pegasus tetrabelos Osterhage, Pogonoski, Appleyard & W. T. White, 2016 (Short-spined seamoth) [2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). "Pegasidae" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. .Osterhage, D., Pogonoski, J.J., Appleyard, S.A. & White, W.T. (2016): Integrated Taxonomy Reveals Hidden Diversity in Northern Australian Fishes: A New Species of Seamoth (Genus Pegasus). PLoS ONE, 11 (3): e0149415.

Wikidata ☰ Q849131 entry