sawspine dragonet
Diplogrammus infulatus Smith, 1963
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Diplogrammus infulatus à la Réunion.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Diplogrammus infulatus, or Indian Ocean fold dragonet or Sawspine dragonet is a species of tropical marine fish in the dragonet family, Callionymidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.
Wikipedia contributors, Diplogrammus infulatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:45:47.627515+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diplogrammus infulatus Smith, 1963
- Name authority
- Smith, 1963
- Common name
- sawspine dragonet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Callionymiformes
- Family
- Callionymidae
- Genus
- Diplogrammus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCallionymiformes
- familyCallionymidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusDiplogrammus Gill, 1865
- speciesDiplogrammus infulatus Smith, 1963
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplogrammus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diplogrammus pygmaeus Fricke, 1981 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplogrammus randalli Fricke, 1983 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplogrammus paucispinis Fricke & Bogorodsky, 2014 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplogrammus goramensis (Bleeker, 1858) | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplogrammus gruveli Smith, 1963 | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotted dragonetDiplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplogrammus xenicus (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) | CallionymidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Smith, J. L. B. (1963). Fishes of the families Draconettidae and Callionymidae from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, 28: 547–564, Pls. 83–86. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36LN2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.