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Species of Thailand

Little dragonfish

Eurypegasus draconis

Carolus Linnaeus, 1766

The little dragonfish or short dragonfish, among various other vernacular names, Eurypegasus draconis, is a species of marine fish in the family Pegasidae.

The little dragonfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, Red Sea included.

This small fish can grow up to 10 cm length.

The little dragonfish sheds it skin in one piece. It is estimated that millions of these kind of fish are sold for traditional medicine each year in China and Hong Kong alone.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Gasterosteiformes
Family
Pegasidae
Genus
Eurypegasus
Species
Eurypegasus draconis

Common names

  • English:
    • Little dragonfish
    • Short dragonfish

Synonyms

  • Zalises umitengu, David Starr Jordan & John Otterbein Snyder (1901)
  • Pegasus umitengu, David Starr Jordan & John Otterbein Snyder (1901)
  • Pegasus pauciradiatus, William Ogilby (1886)
  • Cataphractus draco, Laurence Theodore Gronow (1854)
  • Pegasus latirostris, John Richardson (1846)
  • Pegasus draco, George Shaw (1804)
  • Pegassus draco (err), George Shaw (1804)
  • Zalises draconis, Carolus Linnaeus (1766)
  • Surypegasus draconis, Carolus Linnaeus (1766)
  • Pegasus draconis, Carolus Linnaeus (1766)

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN3.1)

Data Deficient (IUCN3.1)

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Little dragonfish

Range Map

Distribution map of Little dragonfish, Eurypegasus draconis in Thailand
  • Tarutao National Marine Park
Range map of Eurypegasus draconis in Thailand