Biology:Pegasus (genus)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Pegasidae |
| Genus: | Pegasus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Pegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). "Pegasidae" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ↑ .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
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