Eurypegasus
| Eurypegasus | |
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| Short Dragonfish (E. draconis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Pegasidae |
| Genus: | Eurypegasus Bleeker, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766
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| Synonyms | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Eurypegasus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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