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Pegasus draconis Linnaeus 1766

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PEGASIDAE

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Scientific name: Pegasus draconis
Author: Linnaeus 1766
Rank: Species
Status: invalid
See: ► Eurypegasus draconis Linnaeus 1766

Images of Pegasus draconis

Common names:
short dragonfish (English)
seamoth


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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

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