FB-68812 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68812 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Acestrorhamphidae Astyanax Astyanax rioverde Lozano-Vilano & Schmitter-Soto, 2017 Pink pipefish 2018-10-17 2018-10-17 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdman0 Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(1):47-51. (Ref. 116662) FB-GeneralDescr-68821 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-10-22 00:00:00 2019-05-07 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68821 Occurs in exposed coral reef slopes and generally encountered solitarily or in pairs at depths of about 10-25 m. It exhibits highly effective camouflage with regards to its shape and colour, closely matching an unidentified, short tubular sponge among which this fish is invariably found (Ref. 116662). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdman 2015 Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(1):47-51. (Ref. 116662) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68821 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-10-22 00:00:00 2018-10-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68821 This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral fin-rays 10-11; dorsal-fin rays 18-19; body rings 15-16 + 13 or total 46-47; snout length 2.8-3.2 in HL; lateral trunk ridge ending on penultimate trunk ring; absence of spine-like projections on principle tail ridges; when alive, colour generally pinkish red (Ref. 116662). Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdman 2015 Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(1):47-51. (Ref. 116662) FB-Morphology-68821 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-10-22 00:00:00 2018-10-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68821 Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Analsoft rays: 4 Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdman 2015 Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(1):47-51. (Ref. 116662) FB-Distribution-68821 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-10-22 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68821 Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Solomon Is. Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdman 2015 Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(1):47-51. (Ref. 116662) FB-Size-68821 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-10-22 00:00:00 2019-05-07 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68821 3.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 116662)); 3.78 cm SL (female) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdman 2015 Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(1):47-51. (Ref. 116662) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68821 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2018-10-22 00:00:00 2019-05-07 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68821 reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 25 m (Ref. 116662) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdman 2015 Festucalex rufus, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 21(1):47-51. (Ref. 116662)