Longtail seamoth

{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}

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| image = Pegasus volitans.jpg

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Pollom, R. |title=Pegasus volitans |year=2016 |errata=2017 |page=e.T16476A115133968 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16476A46624265.en}}

| genus = Pegasus

| species = volitans

| authority = Linnaeus, 1758

| synonyms = *Pegasus spatula Lacepède, 1800

• Parapegasus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Pegasus natans Linnaeus, 1766
• Leptopegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766)
• Parapegasus natans (Linnaeus, 1766)
• Pegasus volans Linnaeus, 1766
• Pegasus pristis Bleeker, 1852
• Cataphractus anceps Gronow, 1854

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The longtail seamoth (Pegasus volitans) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pegasidae. It is found around the coasts of Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Tanzania, and Thailand.{{FishBase|Pegasus|volitans|month=February|year=2018}} This fish is used in Chinese medicine and in the aquarium trade.