Diversity of Seahorse Species (Hippocampus spp.) in the International Aquarium Trade

Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are threatened as a result of habitat degradation and overfishing. They have commercial value as traditional medicine, curio objects, and pets in the aquarium industry. There are 48 valid species, 27 of which are represented in the international aquarium trade. Most spec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diversity (Basel) Jg. 13; H. 5; S. 187
Hauptverfasser:	Koning, Sasha, Hoeksema, Bert W.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2021
Schlagworte:	Animals Aquaculture Aquariums CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) CITES Trade Database cost effectiveness cryptobenthic fishes Curio Deoxyribonucleic acid diet DNA economic sustainability Endangered & extinct species Endangered species Environmental degradation fauna Fish FishBase Fishing Flora habitat destruction Hippocampus (Syngnathidae) Hippocampus hippocampus identification International trade livelihood Marine conservation Marine fish markets Medicine New records New species Overfishing Pets Population decline pygmy seahorses Species diversity species identification Taxonomy traditional medicine Wildlife conservation
ISSN:	1424-2818, 1424-2818
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
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