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Pipefish (no English common name)
Festucalex erythraeus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Pipefish (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Festucalex erythraeus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8.2 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 18 to 81 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A small reddish pipefish reaching about 8 cm, living on deeper reef bottoms.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Festucalex-erythraeus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:AmakusaYJred.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.