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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Callionymiformes |
| Family: | Callionymidae |
| Genus: | Spinicapitichthys Fricke, 1980 |
| Species: | S. spiniceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Spinicapitichthys spiniceps (Regan, 1908)
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| Synonyms | |
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Callionymus spiniceps Regan, 1908 | |
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Spinicapitichthy spiniceps". FishBase. February 2018 version.