WoRMS taxon details

Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766)

To FishBase images (<i>Eurypegasus draconis</i>, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)
To FishBase images (Eurypegasus draconis, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.)

218161  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218161)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Dactylopteriformes (Order)
  11. Pegasidae (Family)
  12. Eurypegasus (Genus)
  13. Eurypegasus draconis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication
Description Inhabits lagoons often among algal or seagrass beds (Ref. 5503). Found on sand or silt bottoms, frequently in bays or...  
Description Inhabits lagoons often among algal or seagrass beds (Ref. 5503). Found on sand or silt bottoms, frequently in bays or estuaries (Ref. 3132). Feeds on minute invertebrates (crustaceans and worms). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Eurypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218161 on 2025-07-21
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pegasus draco Shaw, 1804) Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history . [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i-v + 1-250, Pls. 93-132, and (pt 2): i-vi + 251-463, Pls. 132-182.
page(s): 461, Pl. 182 [details] 

original description (of Pegasus pauciradiatus Ogilby, 1886) Ogilby, J. D. (1886). Catalogue of the fishes of New South Wales, with their principal synonyms. <em>Thomas Richards, Sydney.</em> 1-67. [details] 

original description (of Zalises umitengu Jordan & Snyder, 1901) Jordan, D. S.; Snyder J. O. (1901). A review of the hypostomide and lophobranchiate fishes of Japan. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 24 (no. 1241): 1-20, Pls. 1-12. [details] 

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Description Inhabits lagoons often among algal or seagrass beds (Ref. 5503). Found on sand or silt bottoms, frequently in bays or estuaries (Ref. 3132). Feeds on minute invertebrates (crustaceans and worms). [details]
    Definitions

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LanguageName 
English short dragonfish  [details]
Japanese ウミテング  [details]
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pegasus pauciradiatus Ogilby, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pegasus umitengu (Jordan & Snyder, 1901))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Pegasus draco Shaw, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Zalises draconis (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (69 publications) (from synonym Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Pegasus latirostris Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Zalises umitengu Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Zalises draconis (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Dragon Sea Moth) 
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Dragon Sea Moth) 
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Dragon Sea Moth) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eurypegasus draconis) 
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Zalises umitengu Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus umitengu (Jordan & Snyder, 1901))
To FishBase (from synonym Pegassus draco Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Europegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus draco Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus pauciradiatus Ogilby, 1886)
To FishBase (from synonym Pegasus latirostris Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Cataphractus draco Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Surypegasus draconis (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Zalises draconis (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase images (Eurypegasus draconis, Papua New Guinea, by Randall, J.E.) 
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 30 proteins) 
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 30 proteins) (from synonym Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eurypegasus draconis FIN031684 Slide 120 mm) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eurypegasus draconis FIN031685 Slide 120 mm) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pegasus draconis USNM 231344 photograph dorsal view) (from synonym Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pegasus draconis USNM 231344 radiograph) (from synonym Pegasus draconis Linnaeus, 1766)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed

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