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First occurrence of the lined seahorse Hippocampus erectus in the eastern Atlantic Ocean
Author(s) -
Woodall L. C.,
Koldewey H. J.,
Santos S. V.,
Shaw P. W.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02371.x
Subject(s) - seahorse , biology , archipelago , homo erectus , fishery , range (aeronautics) , zoology , ecology , paleontology , pleistocene , materials science , composite material
A seahorse specimen from Banco Açores (Azores Archipelago) was identified using morphological and molecular genetic data as Hippocampus erectus . This specimen represents the first record of H. erectus in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, well outside its reported range, and may provide evidence of long‐distance translocation in what are assumed to be relatively sedentary fish.