rufus, Festucalex Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2015:48, Figs. 1-5 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 1); ref. 33644] Cheri's Reef dive site, about 5.5 km west of Nuakata Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 10°18.023'S. 150°57.177'E, depth 18-20 meters. Holotype: WAM P.33884-001. Paratypes: WAM, USNM. . •Valid as Festucalex rufus Allen & Erdmann 2015 -- (Prokofiev 2016:624 [ref. 34850]). Current status: Valid as Festucalex rufus Allen & Erdmann 2015. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.