Exploitation and trade of Australian seahorses, pipehorses, sea dragons and pipefishes (Family Syngnathidae)

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Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-151

  Martin Smith, Keith M ^a,c   Vincent, Amanda C J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Aquarium; Bycatch; Exports; Imports; Pipefish; Pipehorse; Sea dragon; Syngnathidae; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BYCATCH; CITES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FISH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARINE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAWLING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; PHYCODURUS EQUES; PHYLLOPTERYX TAENIOLATUS; PISCES; SOLEGNATHUS; SYNGNATHIDAE; SYNGNATHINAE;

EID: 33749152073     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003060530600010X     Document Type: Article

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