Little dragonfish
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| Little dragonfish | |
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| File:Eurypegasus draconis SI.jpg | |
| File:Eurypegasus draconis X-ray.jpg | |
| Eurypegasus draconis, conventional and X-ray images | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Pegasidae |
| Genus: | Eurypegasus |
| Species: | E. draconis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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The little dragonfish or short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pegasidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea.[1][2][3]
The little dragonfish can grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) length. It sheds its skin in one piece. Millions of these kind of fish are sold for traditional medicine each year in China and Hong Kong alone.[4]
References
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- ^ Common names of Eurypegasus draconis. Fishbase
- ^ Poisson-pégase Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766). ffessm.fr
- ^ Eurypegasus draconis Short Dragonfish. Encyclopedia of Life
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eurypegasus draconis.
- http://fran.cornu.free.fr/affichage/affichage_nom.php?id_espece=729
- http://australianmuseum.net.au/Little-Dragonfish-Eurypegasus-draconis/
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218161
- Photos of Little dragonfish in the Sealife Collection
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