Eurypegasus

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
Short Dragonfish (E. draconis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Pegasidae
Genus:	Eurypegasus Bleeker, 1863
Type species
Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766
Synonyms
Zalises Jordan & Snyder, 1901

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)