Species Pegasus lancifer Kaup, 1861
Sculptured Seamoth, Dragonfish, Sculptured Dragon-fish, Sculptured Dragonfish, Sea Moth, Seamoth
- Pegasus lancifer Kaup, J.J. 1861. Eine neue Art des Genus Pegasus Linn. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 27(1): 116-117 [117] [as Pegassus lancifer].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 0000-9224, southern Australia or TAS (erroneously as Java in original).Type locality references:
McCulloch, A.R. 1915. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 3. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 3(3): 97-170 figs 1-3 pls 13-37 [107].
Generic Combinations
- Acanthopegasus lancifer (Kaup, 1861). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1915. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 3. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 3(3): 97-170 figs 1-3 pls 13-37 [106] (changed combination as type of genus Acanthopegasus)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pegassus lancifer Kaup, 1861 [genus name in species description was misspelled]. —
Kaup, J.J. 1861. Eine neue Art des Genus Pegasus Linn. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 27(1): 116-117 [117]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Disaster Bay, NSW (37°17´S, 149°58'E) to off Ceduna, Great Australian Bight, SA (32°26'S, 133°29'E) and King George Sound (35°02'S, 117°52'E) to Rottnest Island (32°00´S, 11530'E) WA, and throughout marine TAS; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, mud bottom–marine, sand bottom marine, seagrass.
Extra Ecological Information
Intertidal-55m
General References
Glover, C.J.M. 1994. Family Pegasidae. pp. 475-476 fig. 427 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [476]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [29]
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [46] (as Acanthopegasus lancifer)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [98] (as Acanthopegasus lancifer)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [96] (660, as Acanthopegasus lancifer)
Orr, J.W. & Pietsch, T.W. 1994. Pipefishes and their allies. pp. 168-172 in Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. Encyclopedia of Fishes. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press 240 pp.
Palsson, W.A. & Pietsch, T.W. 1989. Revision of the acanthopterygian fish family Pegasidae (Order Gasterosteiformes). Indo-Pacific Fishes 18: 1-38 [30]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Pegasidae. pp. 805-806 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [806]
Pietsch, T.W. 2008. Pegasidae. 485 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [485]
Reader, S.E., Leis, J.M. & Rennis, D.S. 2000. Pegasidae (Sea Moths). pp. 210-212 in Leis, J.M. & Carson-Ewart, B.M. The larvae of Indo-Pacific coastal fishes. An identification guide to marine fish larvae. Fauna Malesiana Handbooks Leiden : Brill Vol. 2 870 pp. [210]
Vincent, A. 1996. Pegasus lancifer. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011.1. www.iucnredlist.org
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [38] (552, as Acanthopegasus lancifer)
Common Name References
Edgar, G.J., Last, P.R. & Wells, M.W. 1982. Coastal Fishes of Tasmania and Bass Strait. Hobart : Cat & Fiddle Press 175 pp. [62] (Sea Moth)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [476] (Dragonfish, Sculptured Dragonfish, Seamoth)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [96] (Sculptured Dragon-fish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing pp. 180. [127]) (Sculptured Seamoth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 27-Mar-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 18-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |