Natural diet of the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 655-660

  Woods, Chris M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Diet; Hippocampus abdominalis; Seahorse; Syngnathid

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FISH;

NEW ZEALAND;

AMPHIPODA; CAPRELLIDAE; CARIDEAN; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HALOPHILA; HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS ABDOMINALIS; HIPPOLYTE; HIPPOLYTIDAE; ISCHYROCERIDAE; MYSIDAE; SYNGNATHIDAE; TENAGOMYSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036768925     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2002.9517121     Document Type: Article

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