Eurypegasus

Updated on Oct 05, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Eurypegasus Higher classification Pegasidae Order Gasterosteiformes		Family Pegasidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Little dragonfish, Hawaiian sea‑moth fish

Eurypegasus is one of two genera of seamoths in the family Pegasidae. Species in this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Dragon sea moth eurypegasus draconis

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Short dragonfish)

Eurypegasus papilio (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Hawaiian sea-moth)

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