CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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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:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-20.
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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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