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Pegasus Tetrabelos
''Pegasus tetrabelos'' is a species of coastal sea moth which occurs over muddy and sandy substrates in seas off northeastern Australia. It was Species description, described in 2016, separated from the more widespread and Sympatry, sympatric ''Pegasus volitans, P. volitans''. There have been no devoted surveys or population approximations for this particular species. The species is described from 135 specimens that were gathered in scientific trawl surveys between 2003 and 2005. Habitat and Ecology ''Pegasus tetrabelos'' dwells in sandy substrates at depths ranging from 8 to 40 m. Little is known about their feeding habits, but other members of the family tend to forage on small epifaunal invertebrates like crustaceans. Threats The species is caught as bycatch in shrimp trawl fisheries. Nothing is known about trade in this particular species, but substantial target and bycatch fisheries for pegasids occur throughout the Indo-West Pacific for traditional medicine and aquari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. A series of Regional Red Lists, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit, are also produced by countries and organizations. The goals of the Red List are to provide scientifically based information on the status of species and subspecies at a global level, to draw attention to the magnitude and importance of threatened biodiversity, to influence national and international policy and decision-making, and to provide information to guide actions to conserve biological diversity. Major species assessors include BirdLife International, the Institute of Zoology (the research division of the Zoological Society of London), the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and many Specialist Groups within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
