Pegasidae

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.