Festucalex prolixus is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Central Pacific, from the Sulu-Celebes Sea and around west Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, including Cenderawasih Bay.[1] Known specimens come from trawls of 0–167 metres (0–548 ft), so it is thought to inhabit waters deeper than 40 metres (130 ft).[3] Very little is known about this species, but it is expected to be ovoviviparous and to feed on small crustaceans.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Festucalex |
| Species: | F. prolixus
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References
edit- ^ a b c Manning, C. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Festucalex prolixus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65367318A67624743. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65367318A67624743.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Festucalex prolixus". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
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