A global review of seahorse aquaculture

Aquaculture

Volumn 302, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 131-152

  Koldewey, Heather J ^a   Martin Smith, Keith M ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Aquarium; CITES; Hippocampus; International trade; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; BYCATCH; CAPTIVITY; CITES; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPLOITATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TELEOST;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); PISCES;

EID: 77950594848     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.11.010     Document Type: Review

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