kulbickii, Festucalex Fricke [R.] 2004:25, Fig. 12 [Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). No. 668; ref. 28269] Grande Rade, 22°14'04"N, 166°24'01"E, New Caledonia, depth 2 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2004-2023. Paratypes: AMS IO.38050-003 (1); IRDNC uncat. (1); SMNS 21755 (1), 21764 (1), 21770 (1), 21774 (1), 21777 (1), 21779 (1), 21780 (1), 21781 (1), 21791 (1), 21792 (1); USNM 378952 (1). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Fricke 2005:61 [ref. 29864]. •Valid as Festucalex kulbickii Fricke 2004 -- (Kuiter 2009:207 [ref. 30404], Fricke et al. 2011:375 [ref. 31242], Allen & Erdmann 2012:195 [ref. 31980], Allen & Erdmann 2015:51 [ref. 33644], Fricke et al. 2014:46 [ref. 33932], Prokofiev 2016:623 [ref. 34850], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 1 [ref. 35615], Fricke et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36673], Allen & Erdmann 2024:214 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Festucalex kulbickii Fricke 2004. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.