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Pegasidae (Seamoths)
Etymology: Pegasus: Named after the winged horse sprung from the blood of Medusa (Ref. 1418); lancifer: From the Latin word 'lancea' meaning a light spear or lance.
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range
Sinh thái học
Biển; Thuộc về nước lợ gần đáy; Mức độ sâu 20 - 50 m (Ref. 75154). Temperate; 33°S - 45°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to the temperate waters of southern Australia and Tasmania.
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Chín muồi sinh dục: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 1418)
Short description
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Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 0; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 5; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 5; Động vật có xương sống: 22. Body light to dark brown, olive or blue dorsally and laterally, light brown ventrally. Tail rings 14, anteriormost 7 mobile, remaining 7 fused; terminal tail rings with dorsal and ventral pairs of posteriorly directed spines; rostrum square in cross section; interpectoral plate absent. 4 pairs dorsolateral body plates; 5 pairs ventrolateral body plates; suborbital shelf convex, obscuring eye from ventral view; deep pits on dorsal surface of head and within interorbital depression absent. Orbit with small scales.
Body shape (shape guide): other; Cross section: flattened.
A benthic species found inshore of the continental shelf in muddy, silty and sandy bottoms, usually with seagrass; intertidal to 50 m depth (Ref. 75154). Large numbers of individuals are known to congregate in the shallows of estuaries. The species is capable of burying itself in the sediment and change colors to match the background.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng
Spawning occurs as male & female swim from vent to vent, about 1 meter off the bottom, while they release eggs & sperms. The pair separates and each swims away as the eggs begin a pelagic phase.
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Tài liệu tham khảo
123201): 14.6 - 18, mean 16 °C (based on 31 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Tài liệu tham khảo
82804): PD
50 = 0.5391 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Tài liệu tham khảo
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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