Festucalex

Festucalex
Festucalex erythraeus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Festucalex Whitley, 1931
Type species
Syngnathus cinctus Ramsay, 1882

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

1. Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Pipefish (Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (5): 787–789.
2. 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.