Festucalex

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = AmakusaYJred.jpg

| image_caption = Festucalex erythraeus

| taxon = Festucalex

| authority = Whitley, 1931

| type_species = Syngnathus cinctus

| type_species_authority = 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:

Festucalex amakusensis (Tomiyama, 1972)
Festucalex armillatus Prokofiev, 2016 Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of Pipefish (Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (5): 787–789.
Festucalex cinctus (E. P. Ramsay, 1882) (Girdled pipefish)
Festucalex erythraeus (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
Festucalex gibbsi C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Gibbs' pipefish)
Festucalex kulbickii R. Fricke, 2004 (Kulbicki's pipefish)
Festucalex prolixus C. E. Dawson, 1984
Festucalex rufus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2015 (Pink pipefish) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2015): [http://birdsheadseascape.com/download/research/biodiversity/Description%20of%20Festucalex%20rufus%20pipefish.pdf Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.] aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 21 (1): 47-51.
Festucalex scalaris (Günther, 1870) (Ladder pipefish)
Festucalex townsendi (Duncker, 1915)
Festucalex wassi C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Wass' pipefish)