A case of mistaken identity: Skin filaments are unreliable for identifying Hippocampus guttulatus and Hippocampus hippocampus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1855-1859

  Curtis, J M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

European seahorses; Hippocampus ramulosus; Species identification

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MATURATION; SKIN; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS GUTTULATUS; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS; HIPPOCAMPUS RAMULOSUS;

EID: 33845623375     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01228.x     Document Type: Article

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