Spinicapitichthys spiniceps

Spinicapitichthys spiniceps, the Seychelles spiny dragonet, is a species of dragonet known only from the waters around the Seychelles where it is found in weed beds. This species grows to a length of 15.2 centimetres (6.0 in) TL. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Spinicapitichthys which was previously considered to be a subgenus of the large genus Callionymus.[1]

Spinicapitichthys spiniceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Callionymiformes
Family: Callionymidae
Genus: Spinicapitichthys
Fricke, 1980
Species:
S. spiniceps
Binomial name
Spinicapitichthys spiniceps
(Regan, 1908)
Synonyms

Callionymus spiniceps Regan, 1908

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Spinicapitichthy spiniceps" in FishBase. February 2018 version.


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