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Main Authors: Jiang, Guo-Chen, Chen, Kuo-Shu, Chen, Yi-Hsuan, Weng, Jinn-Shing, Yeh, Hsin-Ming, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Zootaxa 2024
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40173659/
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author Jiang, Guo-Chen
Chen, Kuo-Shu
Chen, Yi-Hsuan
Weng, Jinn-Shing
Yeh, Hsin-Ming
Shen, Kang-Ning
Chang, Chih-Wei
author_facet Jiang, Guo-Chen
Chen, Kuo-Shu
Chen, Yi-Hsuan
Weng, Jinn-Shing
Yeh, Hsin-Ming
Shen, Kang-Ning
Chang, Chih-Wei
Jiang, Guo-Chen
Chen, Kuo-Shu
Chen, Yi-Hsuan
Weng, Jinn-Shing
Yeh, Hsin-Ming
Shen, Kang-Ning
Chang, Chih-Wei
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Bargibant's pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti in Taiwan Bank: hidden biodiversity of Taiwan Strait. Jiang, Guo-Chen Chen, Kuo-Shu Chen, Yi-Hsuan Weng, Jinn-Shing Yeh, Hsin-Ming Shen, Kang-Ning Chang, Chih-Wei Animals Taiwan Smegmamorpha Biodiversity Male Female Animal Distribution Phylogeny Organ Size Body Size Animal Structures During a scientific expedition in the Taiwan Bank in the southern Taiwan Strait in 2021, five pygmy seahorses, measuring between 18.1 mm and 28.3 mm in standard length, were inadvertently collected along with Muricella sea fans. Morphometric measurements of these pygmy seahorse specimens coincided with the previous data on H. bargibanti, but they had a proportionally greater head depth and snout length. Genetically, DNA marker analysis of partial mitochondrial COI sequences confirmed that our specimens belonged to the same lineage as H. bargibanti, with a p-distance of 0.54% among populations. This discovery enhances our knowledge of the limited biodiversity in the Taiwan Bank, which includes a complex geomorphology of both reef banks and sandy substrates, and highlights the importance of strict laws prohibiting fishing with inadequate gear, invasive or illegal fishing, and sand dredging to protect unexplored coral reef biodiversity in the area.
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spellingShingle Bargibant's pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti in Taiwan Bank: hidden biodiversity of Taiwan Strait.
Jiang, Guo-Chen
Chen, Kuo-Shu
Chen, Yi-Hsuan
Weng, Jinn-Shing
Yeh, Hsin-Ming
Shen, Kang-Ning
Chang, Chih-Wei
Animals
Taiwan
Smegmamorpha
Biodiversity
Male
Female
Animal Distribution
Phylogeny
Organ Size
Body Size
Animal Structures
Bargibant's pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti in Taiwan Bank: hidden biodiversity of Taiwan Strait. Jiang, Guo-Chen Chen, Kuo-Shu Chen, Yi-Hsuan Weng, Jinn-Shing Yeh, Hsin-Ming Shen, Kang-Ning Chang, Chih-Wei Animals Taiwan Smegmamorpha Biodiversity Male Female Animal Distribution Phylogeny Organ Size Body Size Animal Structures During a scientific expedition in the Taiwan Bank in the southern Taiwan Strait in 2021, five pygmy seahorses, measuring between 18.1 mm and 28.3 mm in standard length, were inadvertently collected along with Muricella sea fans. Morphometric measurements of these pygmy seahorse specimens coincided with the previous data on H. bargibanti, but they had a proportionally greater head depth and snout length. Genetically, DNA marker analysis of partial mitochondrial COI sequences confirmed that our specimens belonged to the same lineage as H. bargibanti, with a p-distance of 0.54% among populations. This discovery enhances our knowledge of the limited biodiversity in the Taiwan Bank, which includes a complex geomorphology of both reef banks and sandy substrates, and highlights the importance of strict laws prohibiting fishing with inadequate gear, invasive or illegal fishing, and sand dredging to protect unexplored coral reef biodiversity in the area.
title Bargibant's pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti in Taiwan Bank: hidden biodiversity of Taiwan Strait.
topic Animals
Taiwan
Smegmamorpha
Biodiversity
Male
Female
Animal Distribution
Phylogeny
Organ Size
Body Size
Animal Structures
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40173659/