Species Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Little Dragonfish, Common Seamoth, Short Dragon-fish, Short Dragonfish, Short Seamoth
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMUC P8430, India (Indonesia).- Pegasus pauciradiatus Ogilby, J.D. 1886. Catalogue of the Fishes of New South Wales, with their principal synonyms. Sydney : Government Printer 67 pp. [34].
Type data:
Holotype AM B.9207, Port Jackson, NSW
Comment: Proposed conditionally but regarded as available.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Palsson, W.A. & Pietsch, T.W. 1989. Revision of the acanthopterygian fish family Pegasidae (Order Gasterosteiformes). Indo-Pacific Fishes 18: 1-38 [10]
Generic Combinations
- Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766). —
Bleeker, P. 1863. Deuxième notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l'île de Flores. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 1: 248-252 [250] (changed combination with naming of genus Eurypegasus)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758. —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [98] (in part, considered draconis as a junior synonym of Pegasus volitans)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Onslo (21º38´S, 115º07'E) to north of Bedout Island (19º04'S, 118º54'E), WA and north of Wessel Islands, NT (11º10'S, 135º45'E) to Tathra, NSW (36º44´S, 149º59'E), also Coral Sea east of Osprey Reef (148º41'E), and Lord Howe Island; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 2000. Fishes of the Montebello Islands. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 59: 47-57 [50]
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [392] (as Pegasus draconis)
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [159]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [74]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
3-91m
General References
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [374]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [29]
Kuiter, R.H. 1985. The remarkable seamoths. The Scuba Diver 3: 16-18
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 Pegasus volitans, in part)
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] [95] (658, as Pegasus draconis)
Palsson, W.A. & Pietsch, T.W. 1989. Revision of the acanthopterygian fish family Pegasidae (Order Gasterosteiformes). Indo-Pacific Fishes 18: 1-38 [9]
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. [805]
Pietsch, T.W. & Palsson, W.A. 1999. Family Pegasidae. 2262 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2262]
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]
Sorensen, M. & Vincent, A. 2009. Eurypegasus draconis In 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] (551)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [70] (Short Seamoth)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [136] (Short Dragon-fish)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [199] (Short Dragonfish)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [502] (Common Seamoth)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing pp. 240. [225]) (Little Dragonfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 22-Mar-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 25-Jun-2015 | SYNGNATHIFORMES | 16-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |