Eurypegasus is one of two genera of seamoths in the family Pegasidae. Species in this genus are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Eurypegasus | |
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Short Dragonfish (E. draconis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
Species
editThere 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Eurypegasus". FishBase. October 2012 version.