WoRMS taxon details
Pegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758
218163 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218163)
accepted
Species
Pégase spatule Lacepède, 1800 (misspelling)
Pegasis volitans Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Collected from muddy and sandy bottoms; usually at depths between 9 and 27 m. Known to `walk' over the bottom using its...
Description Collected from muddy and sandy bottoms; usually at depths between 9 and 27 m. Known to `walk' over the bottom using its tentacular pelvic fins. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2019). FishBase. Pegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218163 on 2019-09-15
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pegasus natans Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). <i>Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.</i> Ed. 12. 1., <i>Regnum Animale. 1 & 2</i>. Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Pegasus volans Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). <i>Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.</i> Ed. 12. 1., <i>Regnum Animale. 1 & 2</i>. Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Morton B. & Morton JE. (1983). The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request] original description (of Pegasus natans Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). <i>Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.</i> Ed. 12. 1., <i>Regnum Animale. 1 & 2</i>. Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Pegasus volans Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). <i>Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.</i> Ed. 12. 1., <i>Regnum Animale. 1 & 2</i>. Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Morton B. & Morton JE. (1983). The sea shore ecology of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Collected from muddy and sandy bottoms; usually at depths between 9 and 27 m. Known to `walk' over the bottom using its tentacular pelvic fins. [details]
To Barcode of Life (54 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptopegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pegasus pristis Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Parapegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pegasus spatula Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Pegasus volans Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cataphractus anceps Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (84 publications) (from synonym Pegasus natans Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Parapegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Encyclopedia of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus pristis Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapegasus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus natans Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Leptopegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Cataphractus anceps Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus volans Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus spatula Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Pégase spatule Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasis volitans Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 79 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pegasus volitans FIN031693 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leptopegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pegasus pristis Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Parapegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pegasus spatula Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Pegasus volans Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cataphractus anceps Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (84 publications) (from synonym Pegasus natans Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Parapegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Encyclopedia of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus pristis Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Parapegasus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus natans Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Leptopegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Cataphractus anceps Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus volans Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus spatula Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Pégase spatule Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasis volitans Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 79 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pegasus volitans FIN031693 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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