Polyculture of the lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810 with two species of macroalgae in aquaria

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-32

  Xu, Yongjian ^a,b   Lin, Junda ^a   Chen, Shun ^a  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chaetomorpha linum; Gracilaria tikvahiae; Growth rate; Hippocampus erectus; Survival rate; Water quality in aquarium

Indexed keywords

CHAETOMORPHA LINUM; CHLOROPHYTA; CYNODON PLECTOSTACHYUS; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA TIKVAHIAE; HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS ERECTUS; HIPPOCAMPUS KUDA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 77953430077     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13131-010-0004-4     Document Type: Article

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