# Longtail seamoth

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{{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](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), 1758
| synonyms = *''Pegasus spatula'' <small>[Lacepède](/source/Bernard_Germain_de_Lac%C3%A9p%C3%A8de), 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](/source/Pieter_Bleeker), 1852</small> 
*''Cataphractus anceps'' <small>[Gronow](/source/Laurens_Theodorus_Gronovius), 1854</small>  
}}

The '''longtail seamoth''' ('''''Pegasus volitans''''') is a species of [ray-finned fish](/source/ray-finned_fish) in the family [Pegasidae](/source/Pegasidae). It is found around the coasts of [Australia](/source/Australia), [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain), [China](/source/China), [India](/source/India), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique), [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar), the [Philippines](/source/Philippines), [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia), [Singapore](/source/Singapore), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan), [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), and [Thailand](/source/Thailand).<ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase|Pegasus|volitans|month=February|year=2018}}</ref> This fish is used in [Chinese medicine](/source/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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