Spatial and seasonal patterns of European short-snouted seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus distribution in island coastal environments

• Published in: African Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Otero-Ferrer, F., Herrera, R., Tuset, V. M., Socorro, J., Molina, L.
• Other Authors: 36198777000, 36652588600, 6602940460, 7004114822, 36470856600
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: 2510 Oceanografía; 251005 Zoología marina; Biodiversity management; Flagship species; Gran Canaria island; Macaronesian islands; Marine conservation; Population assessment; Seahorse; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/45386; https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2015.1083476

This study represents the first report on seahorses in the Macaronesian islands (North-East Atlantic), determining the spatial and seasonal abundance, population structure and physical appearance of European short-snouted seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus. Animals were surveyed off Gran Canaria Islan...