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Description of burrowing behaviour of the pipefish Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827 in the Ria Formosa lagoon, Portugal
Author(s) -
Müller C.,
Erzini K.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/jai.13122
Subject(s) - biology
Pipefish are generally associated with seagrass habitats, which they
mimic in colour, shape and behaviour (Howard & Koehn, 1985), using
them as hideouts, nursery and feeding grounds (Franco, Franzoi,
Malavasi, Riccato, & Torricelli, 2006; Sundin, Jacobsson, Berglund,
& Rosenqvist, 2011; Teixeira & Musick, 1995; Vincent, Berglund, &
Ahnesjö, 1995). Pipefish often coexist sympatrically in the same bed
with seahorses by partitioning their habitat according to their morphology,
mobility and foraging techniques (Howard & Koehn, 1985;
Kendrick & Hyndes, 2003)