FB-4606 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Dactylopteriformes Pegasidae Eurypegasus Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766) Seemot Kort pegasusfisk Seemotte Common seamoth Dragonfish Dwarf seamoth Little dragonfish Seamoth Short dragonfish Short seamoth Kiiktiibhobu Lohe-liblikhobu Dragon de mer Pégase Petit dragon Umitengu Belalang karang Kupu-kupu naga Cá Rồng thân to 宽海蛾鱼 寬海蛾魚 龍海蛾魚 龙海蛾鱼 Cataphractus draco Gronow, 1854 Europegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766) Pegassus draco Shaw, 1804 Pegasus draco Shaw, 1804 Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766 Pegasus latirostris Richardson, 1846 Pegasus pauciradiatus Ogilby, 1886 Pegasus umitengu (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Pegasus volans (non Linnaeus, 1766) Pegasus volitans (non Linnaeus, 1758) Surypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766) Zalises draconis (Linnaeus, 1766) Zalises umitengu Jordan & Snyder, 1901 1991-08-23 2017-06-28 Bonnaterre, J.P.0 Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. 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(Ref. 103126) Pihu, E.0 Loomade elu 4. köide. Kalad. Pihu, E. 1979. Loomade Elu, 4. Köide, Kalad. Valgus, Tallinn. (Ref. 105472) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from htttps://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en [accessed May, 2018] (Ref. 118272) Hazes, B.0 Hazes' underwater photos. Collection of Philippine underwater photos. Unpublished. (Ref. 127519) FB-pic-4606-9288 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-28 1999-06-30 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Coral World; dorsal view Locality: Eilat, Red Sea, Israel. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Eudra_u6.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Eudra_u6.jpg Locality: Eilat, Red Sea, Israel. FB-pic-4606-20621 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-13 2000-10-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Eudra_u7.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Eudra_u7.jpg FB-pic-4606-20622 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-13 2000-10-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Eudra_u8.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Eudra_u8.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-4606 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-08-23 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 Inhabit lagoons often among algal or seagrass beds (Ref. 5503). Found on sand or silt bottoms, frequently in bays or estuaries (Ref. 3132). They are opportunistic feeders that collect mainly epifaunal and interstitial invertebrate prey, e.g., crustaceans and worms from the sediment-water interface (Ref. 31134). Shed their skin in one piece with a rapid jump periodically to rid themselves of accumulated ballast (Ref. 31134). Adults usually in pairs on muddy substrates (Ref. 48635). They exhibit a monogamous mating system with close-pair bonding (Ref. 90102). Pairs are home-ranging that is they do not defend an exclusive territory (Ref. 52884). Palsson, W.A. and T.W. Pietsch 1989 Revision of the Acanthopterygian fish Family Pegasidae (Order Gasterosteiformes). Indo-Pac. Fish. (18):38 p. (Ref. 1418) FB-DiagnosticDescr-4606 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-10-09 00:00:00 2013-04-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Color in life variable; body usually light to dark brown, with dorsal and lateral area darker than ventral surface. Pectoral fins hyaline, distal margin white and spotted. Pelvic fin spine and 1st ray forming an elongate, tentacular structure. 3 pairs of dorsolateral body plates; 4 pairs of ventrolateral body plates; tail rings 8 (rarely 9), mobile. A pair of deep pits posterior to orbit. Suborbital shelf concave, eye visible in ventral view. Ventral ridges of rostrum greatly expanded than dorsal ridges, each with laterally directed denticles. Anal papilla absent.Description: Characterized by relatively broad and short body carapace; relatively short snout (Ref. 90102). Palsson, W.A. and T.W. Pietsch 1989 Revision of the Acanthopterygian fish Family Pegasidae (Order Gasterosteiformes). Indo-Pac. Fish. (18):38 p. (Ref. 1418) FB-Morphology-4606 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-10-09 00:00:00 2013-04-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 19 - 22 Palsson, W.A. and T.W. Pietsch 1989 Revision of the Acanthopterygian fish Family Pegasidae (Order Gasterosteiformes). Indo-Pac. Fish. (18):38 p. (Ref. 1418) FB-Distribution-4606 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-08-23 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (Ref. 4264) to Marquesan and Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-LifeCycle-4606 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-08-23 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=4606&StockCode=4793 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Are broadcast spawners. In several aquaria, spawning is observed as pairs rose to about 50 cm above the substrate, their ventral surfaces closely opposed, releasing gametes at the apex of their upward rush; then they glided down to the bottom. As the pairs landed on the substrate, the male continued to follow his mate. Release of gametes follows. Spawning occurred only within pairs (obligate and genetic monogamy) (Ref. 52884). Herold, D. and E. Clark 1993 Monogamy, spawning and skin-shedding of the sea moth, <i>Eurypegasus draconis</i> (Pisces: Pegasidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 37(3):219-236. (Ref. 31134) FB-TrophicStrategy-4606 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-08 00:00:00 2008-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public draconis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabit lagoons often among algal or seagrass beds (Ref. 5503). Found on sand or silt bottoms, frequently in bays or estuaries (Ref. 3132). They are opportunistic feeders that collect mainly epifaunal and interstitial invertebrate prey, e.g., crustaceans and worms from the sediment-water interface (Ref. 9137). Palsson, W.A. and T.W. Pietsch 1989 Revision of the Acanthopterygian fish Family Pegasidae (Order Gasterosteiformes). Indo-Pac. Fish. (18):38 p. (Ref. 1418) FB-Size-4606 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-08-23 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3132)) Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston 1988 The marine fishes of north-western Australia: a field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 201 p. (Ref. 3132) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-4606 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-08-23 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4606 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; non-migratory (Ref. 52884); brackish; marine; depth range 3 - 91 m (Ref. 26165), usually 35 - 90 m (Ref. 33989) Whiteman, E.A. and I.M. Côté 2004 Monogamy in marine fishes. Biol. Rev. 79:351-375. (Ref. 52884) Weitkamp, D.E. and R.D. Sullivan 2003 Gas bubble disease in resident fish of the lower Clark Fork River. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 132(5):865-876. Reader, S.E. and F.J. Neira 1998 Pegasidae: seamoths. p. 116-121. In F.J. Neira, A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski (eds.) Larvae of temperate Australian fishes: laboratory guide for larval fish identification. University of Western Australia Press. 474 p. (Ref. 33989)