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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
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 18 - 81 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Mozambique to Hawaii.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5316)
Short description
पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 18 - 21; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 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 | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.7 - 28.3, mean 26.9 °C (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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).