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Short dragonfish
Eurypegasus draconis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Short dragonfish
- Scientific
- Eurypegasus draconis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Pegasidae (seamoths)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 10 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 3 to 91 m (usually 35 to 90 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A small, bizarre fish encased in bony rings, with a flattened body, a short snout and large wing-like pectoral fins; it walks over sand on modified pelvic fins. It reaches about 10 cm, sheds its skin regularly and is usually seen in pairs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Eurypegasus-draconis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_pegaso_(Eurypegasus_draconis),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_2024
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.