Eurypegasus
| Eurypegasus | |
|---|---|
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| Short Dragonfish (E. draconis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Pegasidae |
| Genus: | Eurypegasus Bleeker, 1863 |
Eurypegasus is one of two genera of seamoths in the family Pegasidae. Species in this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Short dragonfish)
- Eurypegasus papilio (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Hawaiian sea-moth)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Eurypegasus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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