Scientific Name	Eurypegasus draconis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1766)	Depth	3 - 90M
Chinese	寬海蛾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海蛾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F293　Pegasidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	寬海蛾魚(龍海蛾魚)
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	海蛾魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	India [Indonesia]
Synonyms	Cataphractus draco, Europegasus draconis, Le Dragon, Le pégasé volant, Pegassus draco, Pegasus draco, Pegasus draconis, Pegasus latirostris, Pegasus pauciradiatus, Pegasus umitengu, Pegasus volans, Pegasus volitans, Surypegasus draconis ...all 15..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2004)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057459. ASIZP0080111. NMMBP05611.
Common Name	Short dragonfish; Short seamoth; Seamoth; Dwarf seamoth; Dragonfish
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Data deficient(DD)  1996-08-01
Characteristic	Body depressed, completely encased in fused dermal plates: 3 pairs of dorsolateral body plates; 4 pairs of ventrolateral body plates; tail rings 8 or 9, mobile. A pair of deep pits posterior to orbit. Suborbital shelf concave, eye visible in ventral view. Ventral ridges of rostrum greatly expanded than dorsal ridges, each with laterally directed denticles. Anal papilla absent. Spinous dorsal fin absent; soft dorsal and anal fins each with 5 rays, placed posteriorly on body; pectoral fins large, wing-like, inserted horizontally, composed of 9 to 12 unbranched soft rays; pectoral-fin rays interconnected by broad, transparent membranes; pelvic fin spine and 1st ray forming an elongate, tentacular structure. Color in life variable; body usually light to dark brown, with dorsal and lateral area darker than ventral surface. Pectoral fins hyaline, distal margin white and spotted.
habitats	Inhabit lagoons often among algal or seagrass beds. Found on sand or silt bottoms, frequently in bays or estuaries. They are opportunistic feeders that collect mainly epifaunal and interstitial invertebrate prey, e.g., crustaceans and worms from the sedim
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and South Africa to Marquesan and Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. It is found in northeastern and western Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.