Little dragonfish explained

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

The little dragonfish can grow up to 10cm (00inches) 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.^[3]

External links

• http://fran.cornu.free.fr/affichage/affichage_nom.php?id_espece=729
• http://australianmuseum.net.au/Little-Dragonfish-Eurypegasus-draconis/
• http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218161

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=4606&GenusName=Eurypegasus&SpeciesName=draconis&StockCode=4793 Common names of Eurypegasus draconis
2. http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=405 Poisson-pégase Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)
3. http://eol.org/pages/203956/overview Eurypegasus draconis Short Dragonfish