Pegasus volitans
Slender Seamoth
As recorded: Pegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Gasterosteiformes › Pegasidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, K. Ramo Rao, and R.S. Lal MohanR.S. Lal Mohan →Johnson Randall →K. Rama Rao →
- Date
- March 5, 1975
- Locality
- India; Gulf of Mannar (landing at Mandapam Camp)
- Island
- India
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1975, J.E. Randall, K. Ramo Rao, and R.S. Lal Mohan also collected 15 other specimens.
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Heteromycteris oculus
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Monacanthus
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Narke dipterygia
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Navodon
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Pelates quadrilineatus
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Pelates quadrilineatus
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Rhynchostracion nasus
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Solea ovata
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Synchiropus lineolatus
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Pegasus volitans observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 116 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-15.
2026-09-15
Inhambane, Mozambique
(c) MAR, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia
(c) Melissa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Central, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-23
Cyrene Reefs, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-23
Cyrene Reefs, Singapore
(c) Tay Jing Xuan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-23
West, SG
(c) Jiayuan Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pegasus volitans. BPBM 20626. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37956646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20626.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37956646 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026