Festucalex erythraeus

Festucalex erythraeus, known commonly as the red pipefish,[2][3] 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.[1] It lives among rubble and coral or rocky reefs at depths of 18–40 metres (59–131 ft), where they can grow to lengths of 10 centimetres (3.9 in).[4] They are expected to feed on small crustaceans, such as gammarid shrimps, mysids, and harpacticoid copepods.[1] This species is ovoviviparous, with males brooding eggs and giving birth to live young. Males may brood at lengths of around 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in).[4] It is exported from Hawaii as part of the aquarium trade.[5]

Red pipefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Festucalex
Species:
F. erythraeus
Binomial name
Festucalex erythraeus
Gilbert, 1905
Synonyms[1]
  • Hippichthys amakusensis Tomiyama, 1972
  • Ichthyocampus erythraeus Gilbert, 1905
  • Ichthyocampus philippinus Fowler, 1938
  • Ichthyocampus townsendi Duncker, 1915

Festucalex amakusensis and Festucalex townsendi which some authorities consider to be synonyms of F. erythraeus are considered by other authorities to be valid species.[5]

References

  1. Manning, C. & Pollom, R. (2017). "Festucalex erythraeus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T65367204A67624718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T65367204A67624718.en.
  2. "Common name of Festucalex erythraeus". FishBase. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023.
  3. "Common name of Festucalex erythraeus". FishBase. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023.
  4. Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Festucalex erythraeus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.

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