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Festucalex
''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 Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Pipefish (Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (5): 787–789.'' * ''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) 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.'' * ''Festucalex scalaris'' ( Günther, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Armillatus
''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 Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Pipefish (Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (5): 787–789.'' * ''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) 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.'' * ''Festucalex scalaris'' ( Günther, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex
''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 Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Pipefish (Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (5): 787–789.'' * ''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) 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.'' * ''Festucalex scalaris'' ( Günther, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Townsendi
''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 Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Pipefish (Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (5): 787–789.'' * ''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) 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.'' * ''Festucalex scalaris'' ( Günther, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Amakusensis
''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 Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Pipefish (Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (5): 787–789.'' * ''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) 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.'' * ''Festucalex scalaris'' ( Günther, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Erythraeus
''Festucalex erythraeus'', known commonly as the red pipefish, is a species of marine pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific, from Mozambique and South Africa to Hawaii, Honshu (Japan), and New Caledonia. It lives among rubble and coral or rocky reefs at depths of , where they can grow to lengths of . They are expected to feed on small crustaceans, such as gammarid shrimps, mysids, and harpacticoid copepods. This species is ovoviviparous, with males brooding eggs and giving birth to live young. Males may brood at lengths of around . It is exported from Hawaii as part of the aquarium trade. ''Festucalex amakusensis'' and ''Festucalex townsendi'' which some authorities consider to be synonyms A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ... o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Cinctus
''Festucalex cinctus'' (girdled pipefish or orange-cheek pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the pipefish family Syngnathidae which is endemic to the waters off eastern Australia. Identifying features This species can be recognized by its broad head, slender snout, and leafy appendages on its dorsal ridges. Its colour varies from dark grey to orange-brown with pale bars along the back and an orange blotch on the lower gill cover, with occasional sightings of pale or black individuals.Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178. It can grow to lengths of . Distribution and habitat ''Festucalex cinctus'' is endemic to Australia, found off the coast of Queensland and New South Wales.Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Gibbsi
Gibbs’ pipefish (''Festucalex gibbsi'') is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Pacific, from the Great Barrier Reef to Palau, the Chesterfield Islands and New Caledonia. Unconfirmed specimens have been reported off of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. It lives in coastal sandy or rubble habitats, as well as areas with sponges and coralline algae, where it can grow to lengths of .Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. It is expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to other pipefish. This species is ovoviviparous, with males brooding eggs and giving birth to live young. Males may brood at lengths of around . The specific name honours P. E. Gibbs, who collected the type material. Identifying Features ''F. gibbsi'' is typically brownish, with a pale snout, tan and brown blotches on the head, and an indistinctly barred trunk. It ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Scalaris
The ladder pipefish (''Festucalex scalaris'') is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to Western Australia, occurring from Shark Bay to the Monte Bello Islands. It is a habitat generalist, with species samples being taken from trawls, from among weeds and algae and one sample from a pond.Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. It is reported to occur on rocky-reefs in inlets, bays and lagoons, as well as shallow seagrass beds. It is expected to feed on small crustaceans, and can grow to lengths of . This species is ovoviviparous, with males brooding eggs and giving birth to live young. Identification ''F. scalaris'' has a light tan upper snout, while the rest of the head is mainly tan to light brown. The lower half of the snout and head have irregular small brown dots. The back and sides of the body have 13-14 brownish bars, which are separated by narro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Rufus
The pink pipefish (''Festucalex rufus'') is a species of coastal pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It has been found in the East Cape area of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, as well as the Solomon Islands, Bali, and Seram Island. It lives in sponges on coral reef slopes at depths of , where it can grow to lengths generally less than . They are found solitary or in pairs, always on an unidentified red tubular sponge which provides them with camouflage. They are expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to other pipefish. This species is ovoviviparous, with males brooding eggs and giving birth to live young. References rufus Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin ''rufus'', "red"). Notable people with the name include: Given name Politicians * Rufus Ada George (born 1940), Nigerian politician * Rufus Al ... Marine fish Fish described in 2015 {{Syngnathiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Prolixus
''Festucalex prolixus'' is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific, from the Sulu-Celebes Sea and around west Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, including Cenderawasih Bay. Known specimens come from trawls of , so it is thought to inhabit waters deeper than .Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA Very little is known about this species, but it is expected to be ovoviviparous and to feed on small crustaceans Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group .... References prolixus Marine fish Fish described in 1984 {{Syngnathiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Kulbickii
''Festucalex kulbickii'', commonly known as Kulbicki's pipefish, or New Caledonian pipefish, is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found from West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to New Caledonia. It lives in coral reefs to depths of , where it can grow to lengths of . It is expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to other pipefish. This species is ovoviviparous, with males brooding eggs and giving birth to live young. The specific name honours Dr. Michel Kulbicki of L’Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) in Nouméa, New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st .... References Further readingWoRMS kulbickii Marine fish Fish described in 2004 {{Syngnathiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festucalex Wassi
Wass's pipefish (''Festucalex wassi'') is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is known from only six species, which were found in the coastal waters of Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji, and Samoa. It inhabits soft coral habitats and coral rubble to depths of , where it can grow to lengths of .Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA Little is known of the species’ feeding habits, but it is expected to eat small crustaceans, similar to other pipefish. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young. The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ... honours the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologist Richar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |