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Note on peagsus moth, Pegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 (Family: Pegasidae) of Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar, India (08° 27.963’N 78° 23.450’E) (185 M)
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T. Vaitheeswaran *   |
| Operations Manager, Marinescape India Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
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Abstract: (141 Views) |
Deep-sea as an incidental by-catch finfish and shellfish are one of the most concentrated studied marine taxonomic phylogeny groups yet obscure specimens are still being revealed. An incorporated taxonomic approach is used herein to explain and illustrate a new cryptic seamoth (genus Pegasus) fishes. The present investigation of Sea Moth, Pegasus volitans Linneaus,1766 (72 mm in TL and weighing 10 g) the said species was collected as an incidental by-catch in the deep sea trawl fisheries of Thoothukudi coast of Gulf of Mannar. Undescribed specimens and other valuable species are expected from relatively by-catch and unexplored marine habitats from Thoothukudi fishing harbour, Gulf of Mannar region, India. Pegasus volitans Linneaus,1766 was caught together in trawls at (08° 27.963’N 78° 23.450’E), Kuzhyll Kuli at a depth of 185 M. No population and stock assessment data was available for a complete conservation assessment is needed for the Sea Moth and other fauna and flora.
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| Keywords: Deep-sea Pegasus volitans, Thoothukudi coast, Gulf of Mannar, India. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/05/11 | Accepted: 2025/04/30 | Published: 2025/05/17
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