Little dragonfish

The little dragonfish or short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Pegasidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea.^[1][2][3]

Little dragonfish
Eurypegasus draconis, conventional and X-ray images
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Pegasidae
Genus:	Eurypegasus
Species:	E. draconis
Binomial name
Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
Cataphractus draco Gronow, 1854 Pegasus draco Shaw, 1804 Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766 Pegasus latirostris Richardson, 1846 Pegasus pauciradiatus Ogilby, 1886 Pegasus umitengu (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Surypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766) Zalises draconis (Linnaeus, 1766) Zalises umitengu Jordan & Snyder, 1901

The little dragonfish can grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) length. It sheds its skin in one piece. Millions of these kind of fish are sold for traditional medicine each year in China and Hong Kong alone.^[4]