New record of the Japanese Seahorse Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) in Hong Kong waters
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Published:2022-05-04
Issue:3
Volume:18
Page:455-461
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ISSN:1809-127X
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Author:
Yiu Sam King Fung,Chow Cher Fuk Yat,Tsang Steven Hong Tai,Zhang Xiong,Chung Jeffery Tzu Hao,Sin Shadow Ying Tung,Chow Wing Kuen,Chan Leo Lai
Abstract
A new record of Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 was confirmed in Hong Kong through morphological and molecular identification. It is highly possible that there is an established population of H. mohnikei in Hong Kong due to continuous sightings by citizen scientists in the past nine years. The record is significant from a biogeographical perspective as it connects the distributions of known populations in northern China and Japan to those spanning Thailand to India. This further affirms the status of Hong Kong as a hotspot for seahorse biodiversity and conservation in China.
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Subject
Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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