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Little Dragonfish
Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes »  order Syngnathiformes »  family Pegasidae - seamoths »  genus Eurypegasus

Scientific synonyms

Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766
Surypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Zalises draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Pegasus draco Shaw, 1804
Pegassus draco Shaw, 1804
Cataphractus draco Gronow, 1854
Pegasus latirostris Richardson, 1846
Pegasus pauciradiatus Ogilby, 1886
Zalises umitengu Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Pegasus umitengu (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Images

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: Josef Vít

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: Josef Vít

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: Josef Vít

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: Josef Vít

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: Josef Vít

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: Josef Vít

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: B. Kao

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: Mgr. Viktor Vrbovský, DiS.

Eurypegasus draconis - Little Dragonfish

Author: Mgr. Viktor Vrbovský, DiS.

Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [4606]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication 2025 [species/8953]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2001-2025): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)]
Data retrieved on: 25 March 2025
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [8407]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024
CZ Hanel L., Novák J. (2009): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces). 6. Paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii), kostnatí (Neopterygii) - cipalové (Mugiliformes), hrdložábří (Synbranchiformes), Národní muzeum (zoologické oddělení), Praha, 94 str. [as Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)]
Data retrieved on: 17 November 2013

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