Spinicapitichthys spiniceps
Appearance
Spinicapitichthys spiniceps | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Callionymus spiniceps Regan, 1908 |
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]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Spinicapitichthy spiniceps". FishBase. February 2018 version.