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
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Callionymidae
Genus:	Spinicapitichthys Fricke, 1980
Species:	S. spiniceps
Binomial name
Spinicapitichthys spiniceps (Regan, 1908)
Synonyms
Callionymus spiniceps Regan, 1908