Rearing the Coral Seahorse, Hippocampus Barbouri, on Live and Inert Prey

Marine Ornamental Species: Collection, Culture & Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 289-296

  Payne, Michael F ^a  

^a Kalbarri Seahorse Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquariums; Captivity; Newborn juveniles; Retail outlets; Specimens

Indexed keywords

EID: 27444444569     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470752722.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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