Festucalex

Updated on Jan 07, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Syngnathidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Syngnathiformes

Similar Bulbonaricus, Siokunichthys, Filicampus tigris

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

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)

Festucalex scalaris (Günther, 1870) (Ladder pipefish)

Festucalex townsendi (Duncker, 1915)

Festucalex wassi C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Wass' pipefish)

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