Festucalex cinctus (girdled pipefish or orange-cheek pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the pipefish family Syngnathidae which is endemic to the waters off eastern Australia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Girdled Pipefish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Filicampus tigris
- Idiotropiscis australis
- Cosmocampus elucens
- Acentronura breviperula
- Halicampus macrorhynchus
- Stipecampus cristatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Festucalex
- Species
- Festucalex cinctus
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