Seamoths - Family: Pegasidae
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Little Dragonfish - Eurypegasus draconis
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Slender Seamoth - Pegasus volitans
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
> Superorder: Acanthomorpha (Spiny-rayed Fishes
> Order: Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Allies)
> Suborder: Dactylopteroidei (Flying Gurnards and Seamoths)
> Family: Pegasidae (Seamoths)
> Genus: Eurypegasus
> Species: E. draconis - Little Dragonfish
> Genus: Pegasus
> Species: P. volitans - Slender Seamoth
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