Population characteristics, space use and habitat associations of the seahorse Hippocampus reidi (Teleostei: Syngnathidae)

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-414

  Rosa, Ierecê Lucena ^a   Oliveira, Tacyana P R ^a   Castro, André L C ^a   Moraes, Luiz E De Souza ^b   Xavier, Josias H A ^a   Nottingham, Mara C ^c   Dias, Thelma L P ^a   Bruto Costa, Leonardo V ^d   Araújo, Maria E ^d   Birolo, Alesandra B ^e   Mai, Ana C G ^a   Monteiro Neto, Cassiano ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Diretoria de Fauna e Recursos Pesqueiros   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Conservation; Habitat use; Longsnout seahorse; Mangrove; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOA; CNIDARIA; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS REIDI; SYNGNATHIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 35348866791     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252007000300020     Document Type: Article

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