New record of the Japanese seahorse Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) in Hong Kong waters
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.
Citation
Yiu , S K F , Chow , C F Y , Tsang , S H T , Zhang , X , Chung , J T H , Sin , S Y T , Chow , W K & Chan , L L 2022 , ' New record of the Japanese seahorse Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1853 (Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae) in Hong Kong waters ' , Check List , vol. 18 , no. 3 , pp. 455–461 . https://doi.org/10.15560/18.3.455
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Check List
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1809-127XType
Journal article
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Funding: This study was supported by the Consultancy Project (AFCD/SQ/13/17) of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR and the Collaborative Research Fund (C7013-19G) of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.Collections
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