Eurypegasus
Encyclopedia
Eurypegasus is a genus of fish
in the Pegasidae
family.
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Pegasidae
Pegasidae
The seamoths are a family, the Pegasidae, of fish found in coastal tropical waters.They are distinguished by flattened bodies, the presence of large, wing-like, pectoral fins, and a body encased in thick, bony plates. Most species also have an elongated snout in front of their jaws...
family.
It contains the following species:
- little dragonfishLittle dragonfishThe Little dragonfish or Short dragonfish, also known as the Pegasus Sea Moth , is a species of fish in the Pegasidae family...
(Eurypegasus draconis) - hawaiian sea-moth fishHawaiian sea-moth fishThe Hawaiian Sea-moth fish is a species of fish in the Pegasidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.-References:* Vincent, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
(Eurypegasus papilio)