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Etymology: Festucalex: Latin, festuca = stalk, straw coloured (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.
Issue
The species Festucalex amakusensis (Tomiyama ,1972) and Festucalex townsendi (Duncker, 1915) are considered as valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697) following Kuiter (2009: Ref. 86771).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 18 - 81 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Mozambique to Hawaii.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5316)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 18 - 21; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 4. Reddish in color when alive (Ref. 4281).
Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Reported to have been dredged in 80.5 m (Ref. 4281). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). It is exported as an aquarium species from Hawaii.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 20.7 - 28.3, mean 26.9 (based on 291 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).