CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Gasterosteiformes (order)  »  Pegasidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 309004 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Pegasus tetrabelos   Osterhage, Pogonoski, Appleyard & White, 2016
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 309 Pegasidae (Seamoths) - show full list Standard Name: [a seamoth] Organism Type: a seamoth Synonyms: Pegasus sp. 1 [in CAAB] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 309902     Pegasus spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-20. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 8 to 45 m.

Taxon Notes:

Known from the east coast of Qld and Torres Strait between 9°15’ S and 22°01’ S, and in the NT from the Beagle Gulf to off Darwin. Recorded from depths of 8-45 m (Osterhage et al 2016).

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