{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}} {{Speciesbox | image = Pegasus volitans.jpg | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Pollom, R. |title=''Pegasus volitans'' |year=2016 |errata=2017 |article-number=e.T16476A115133968 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16476A46624265.en}}</ref> | genus = Pegasus | species = volitans | authority = Linnaeus, 1758 | synonyms = *''Pegasus spatula'' <small>Lacepède, 1800</small> *''Parapegasus volitans'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> *''Pegasus natans'' <small>Linnaeus, 1766</small> *''Leptopegasus natans'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1766)</small> *''Parapegasus natans'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1766)</small> *''Pegasus volans'' <small>Linnaeus, 1766</small> *''Pegasus pristis'' <small>Bleeker, 1852</small> *''Cataphractus anceps'' <small>Gronow, 1854</small> }}
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.<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase|Pegasus|volitans|month=February|year=2018}}</ref> This fish is used in Chinese medicine and in the aquarium trade.<ref name = iucn/>
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Category:Pegasus (fish) Category:Fish described in 1758 Category:Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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