Marine Ornamental Fish Culture

Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 277-317

  Job, Suresh ^a  

^a Central West TAFE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquarium trade a significant global industry; Cardinalfishes (family Apogonidae) ubiquitous on coral reefs; Commercial production key challenges, facing new marine ornamentals aquaculturists, accurate information on volumes traded for target species; Key constraints, few key families marine ornamentals trade, in terms of volume; Larval culture, scientific research on marine ornamentals, focusing on larval stages; Marine angelfish species breeding the 'holy grail' of marine ornamentals aquaculture; Marine ornamental fish aquaculture; Marine ornamental fish culture; Ornamental aquarium species a multi million dollar industry, live animals for aquaria; US and European Union (EU) major markets for marine ornamentals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886183504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444341775.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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