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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Festucalex: Latin, festuca = stalk, straw coloured (Ref. 45335); kulbickii: Named for Dr. Michel Kulbicki (I.R.D., Nouméa, New Caledonia).
Eponymy: Dr Michel Kulbicki is a Research Director who was working at IRD Noumea, New Caledonia (2016). He collected the holotypes of both species. He and senior author Fricke co-authored: Checklist of the shore fishes of New Caledonia (2007). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fricke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب; نطاق العمق 2 - 56 m (Ref. 75989). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 75989); 6.8 cm SL (female)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 19 - 22; أشعه شرجية لينه: 4. This species is characterized by having principal tail ridges with a small posterior spine-like projection on each ring; pectoral fin rays 11-14; dorsal fin rays 19-22, body rings 16-17 + 31-40 (total 48-57), snout length 2.3-2.6 in head length; lateral trunk ridge ending on the 5th-9th tail ring; body with 13 broad pink bands (Ref. 75989).
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Found in coastal reefs (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
Fricke, R., 2004. Review of the pipefishes and seahorses (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) of New Caledonia, with descriptions of five new species. Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturkd., Ser. A Nr. 668:1-67. (Ref. 75989)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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