Little dragonfish

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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]

The little dragonfish can grow up to Script error: No such module "convert". 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]

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  2. Common names of Eurypegasus draconis. Fishbase
  3. Poisson-pégase Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766). ffessm.fr
  4. Eurypegasus draconis Short Dragonfish. Encyclopedia of Life

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