First record of the near threatened native seahorse Hippocampus reidi (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) in an ecosystem dominated by the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea in the Caribbean Sea

Pinault M., Wickel J., Nicet J.B., Chenoz M., de Montgolfier B., Fricke R.

Published date: December 2018
Volume: 42
Number: 4
Pagination: 393-396
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2018-424-015
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How to cite: Pinault, M., Wickel, J., Nicet, J.-B., Chenoz, M., de Montgolfier, B., & Fricke, R. (2018). First record of the near threatened native seahorse Hippocampus reidi (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) in an ecosystem dominated by the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea in the Caribbean Sea. Cybium, 42(4): 393-396. https://doi.org/10.26028/CYBIUM/2018-424-015
Abstract

A specimen of the Longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) was photographed in a seagrass bed dominated by the invasive species Halophila stipulacea at 11 m depth, on 9thJune 2017, in front of the Madiana Beach, Schœlcher, Martinique Island, Caribbean Sea. This short communication reports the first observation of H. reidiin this exotic ecosystem.
Keywords: Alien ecosystem - Anthropogenic impacts - Conservation policy - Martinique Island - Near Threatened species - Replacement habitat
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