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Pegasus (fish)

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Pegasus
Pegasus tetrabelos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Pegasidae
Genus: Pegasus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Pegasus volitans
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Pegasus is a genus of seamoths found in coastal tropical marine waters. The name was taken from the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology.[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

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There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Pegasidae". 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.
  3. ^ Zhang YY, Zhang RR, Ma SB, Liu SS, Lin Q, Wang X (18 July 2022). "A new seamoth species of Pegasus (Syngnathiformes: Pegasidae) from the East China Sea". Zoological Research. 43 (4): 675–678. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.109. PMC 9336449. PMID 35791615.


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