Seahorses and pipefishes of the Tamil Nadu coast

Current Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-260

  Murugan, A ^a   Dhanya, S ^a   Rajagopal, S ^a   Balasubramanian, T ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abundance; By catch; Identification; Pipefishes; Seahorses

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS FUSCUS; HIPPOCAMPUS KELLOGGI; HIPPOCAMPUS KUDA; HIPPOCAMPUS SPINOSISSIMUS; HIPPOCAMPUS TRIMACULATUS; SYNGNATHIDAE; SYNGNATHINAE; SYNGNATHOIDES BIACULEATUS; TRACHYRHAMPHUS;

EID: 47949104741     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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