Gibbs' Pipefish Festucalex gibbsi Dawson 1977
[CAAB 37 282062]
Distribution Map see an interactive map here (new window)
This small tropical species is known from only a few specimens.
Distribution, ecology and habitat:
Tropical Southwestern Pacific, Irian Jaya to Queensland and the Chesterfield Islands; inhabits open rubble and soft-bottom continental shelf habitats at 20-91 m.
Size:
Attains about 100 mm TL.
Citing this page:
Thompson, Vanessa J. & Dianne J. Bray (2009). Gibbs' Pipefish Festucalex gibbsi
Accessed 18 May 2012. http://foa.webboy.net/species/Festucalex/gibbsi in Fishes of Australia http://foa.webboy.net/