Diversity of Seahorse Species (Hippocampus spp.) in the International Aquarium Trade

S Koning, BW Hoeksema - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are threatened as a result of habitat degradation and
overfishing. They have commercial value as traditional medicine, curio objects, and pets in …

The influence of diet on the early development of two seahorse species (H. guttulatus and H. reidi): Traditional and innovative approaches

B Randazzo, L Rolla, C Ofelio, M Planas, G Gioacchini… - Aquaculture, 2018 - Elsevier
Larval nutrition plays a key role in the development of a sustainable aquaculture where fish
development, health and wellness are of prime importance. For some species, satisfactory …

First evidence of ingestion and retention of microplastics in seahorses (Hippocampus reidi) using copepods (Acartia tonsa) as transfer vectors

M Domínguez-López, J Bellas… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a major concern for marine ecosystems since they can be ingested
by a wide range of marine species and transmitted through the food web. However, the …

A Multidisciplinary Experimental Study on the Effects of Breeders Diet on Newborn Seahorses (Hippocampus guttulatus)

M Planas, I Olivotto, MJ González, R Laurà… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The global trade in seahorses is increasing and new rearing techniques are currently
available for a few species. One of the main bottlenecks in seahorse production is …

Dietary composition of endangered seahorses determined by stable isotope analysis

S Valladares, DX Soto, M Planas - Marine and Freshwater …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
The lack of integrated measures for assessing the feeding ecology of seahorses may restrict
the effectiveness of conservation actions on wild populations of worldwide threatened …

Nutrient incorporation in first feeding seahorses evidenced by stable carbon isotopes

S Valladares, M Planas - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Stable isotopes were used to assess the assimilation of food in early
juvenile seahorses of Hippocampus guttulatus reared under two feeding conditions: Artemia …

Histological development of the long‐snouted seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus during ontogeny

C Ofelio, AO Díaz, G Radaelli… - Journal of Fish Biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the present study was to describe histological development of the European
long‐snouted seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus, to increase understanding of the biology …

Feeding the lined seahorse Hippocampus erectus with frozen amphipods

JA Vargas-Abúndez, N Simões, M Mascaró - Aquaculture, 2018 - Elsevier
Amphipods are a natural and alternative feed in aquaculture but their potential use is limited
by lack of knowledge of feeding regimes. The present study provides a feeding regime of …

Spawning, larval morphological ontogeny and first feeding of yellow-striped cardinalfish Ostorhinchus cyanosoma (Bleeker, 1853)

A Lu, XY Li, YY Lin, YJ Pan - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
The yellow-striped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cyanosoma) can be found in the Indo-West
Pacific region. It possesses great potential for the ornamental aquarium market due to its …

Marine amphipods (Parhyale hawaiensis) as an alternative feed for the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus, Perri 1810): nutritional value and feeding trial

JA Vargas-Abúndez, GL Martínez-Moreno, N Simões… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Finding new alternatives to traditional live preys such as Artemia and rotifers, which do not
always promote optimal fish growth and survival, is required for the successful aquaculture …