longtail seamouth

Pegasus volitans

Fish Reaching Twenty Centimeters in the Persian Gulf

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
West Asia
Other
Medium
Tropical fish

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. This fish is used in Chinese medicine and in the aquarium trade.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flying Gurnards
Family: Pegasidae
Genus: Pegasus
Maximum length: 20 cm
Body shape: other
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to Saudi Arabia (Persian Gulf) and throughout Gulf of Manaar to Bay of Bengal; along the east coast of Myanmar; north to Japan, south to tropical Australia (Ref. 1418 ) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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