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Observations on captive spawning and rearing of Sea horse Hippocampus kuda

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Title Observations on captive spawning and rearing of Sea horse
Hippocampus kuda
 
Creator Ignatius, Boby
Rathore, Gaurav
Jagadis, I
Kandasamy, D
Victor, A C C
 
Subject Fisheries Resources Assessment
 
Description Syngnathids, comprising seahorses and
pipefishes form an important group among the
non-food fishes. These fishes are exploited mainly
as a source of aphrodisiac and is believed to cure
a wide range of diseases such as asthma, arteriosclerosis,
goitre and lymphnode diseases. The low
fecundity, high competition for the juvenile survival,
sparse distribution, mate fidelity and irrational
exploitation to meet the ever increasing international
demand make the resource unsustainable.
Thus propagation under captive conditions
became more important and relevant since it
would not only enhance the export trade and foreign
exchange inflow but also rebuild and conserve
the wild population from its destruction.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 2000
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3298/1/Article_03.pdf
Ignatius, Boby and Rathore, Gaurav and Jagadis, I and Kandasamy, D and Victor, A C C (2000) Observations on captive spawning and rearing of Sea horse Hippocampus kuda. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 163. pp. 1-2.