Festucalex
Festucalex erythraeus
Scientific classification Edit this 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:

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.