Kingdom Animalia Family Pegasidae Phylum Chordata | Order Gasterosteiformes Scientific name Pegasus Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Longtail seamoth, Brick seamoth |
Pegasus is a genus of seamoths found in coastal tropical marine waters. The name was taken from the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. This horse was created with Medusa´s blood. 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.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
References
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