Little dragonfish
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Eurypegasus draconis
Length
10
4
cminch
cm inch 

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.

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The little dragonfish can grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) 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.

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References

1. Little dragonfish Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_dragonfish
2. Little dragonfish on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8407/67625953

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