Biology:Festucalex
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Festucalex | |
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| Festucalex erythraeus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Festucalex Whitley, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| Syngnathus cinctus Ramsay, 1882
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Festucalex is a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
- Festucalex amakusensis (Tomiyama, 1972)
- Festucalex armillatus Prokofiev, 2016 [1]
- Festucalex cinctus (E. P. Ramsay, 1882) (Girdled pipefish)
- Festucalex erythraeus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
- Festucalex gibbsi C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Gibbs' pipefish)
- Festucalex kulbickii R. Fricke, 2004 (Kulbicki's pipefish)
- Festucalex prolixus C. E. Dawson, 1984
- Festucalex rufus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2015 (Pink pipefish) [2]
- Festucalex scalaris (Günther, 1870) (Ladder pipefish)
- Festucalex townsendi (Duncker, 1915)
- Festucalex wassi C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Wass' pipefish)
References
- ↑ Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Pipefish (Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (5): 787–789.
- ↑ Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2015): Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (1): 47-51.
Wikidata ☰ Q2159608 entry
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