Festucalex kulbickii Fricke 2004 —New Caledonian pipefish

Status at New Ireland. New record, based specimens photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 25 Nov. 2007.

Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2.—General distribution: New Guinea to New Caledonia. Found solitary, in coastal reefs, 4–15 m depth. Marine.