Pegasus lancifer

Pegasus lancifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Pegasidae
Genus:Pegasus
Species: P. lancifer
Binomial name
Pegasus lancifer
Kaup, 1861
Synonyms
  • Acanthopegasus lancifer (Kaup, 1861)
  • Parapegasus lancifer (Kaup, 1861)

The Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer) is a species of fish in the Pegasidae family which is endemic to the temperate seas of southern Australia and Tasmania. They are known to gather in large numbers in the shallows of estuaries. Individuals can bury themselves in the sediment and change colours to camouflage them. The male & female spawn as a pair, swimming with their vents touching around a 1 metre (3.3 ft) above the substrate, while the eggs and sperm are released. After spawning the pair separates and the eggs begin a pelagic phase.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pollom, R. (2016). "Pegasus lancifer". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T16474A115133751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16474A1072936.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Pegasus lancifer" in FishBase. April 2018 version.
  • Vincent, A. (1996). "Pegasus lancifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 April 2012.


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