First records of Hippocampus algiricus in the Canary Islands (north-east Atlantic Ocean) with an observation of hybridization with Hippocampus hippocampus

F Otero-Ferrer; R Herrera; A López; J Socorro; L Molina; C Bouza

doi:10.1111/jfb.12760

First records of Hippocampus algiricus in the Canary Islands (north-east Atlantic Ocean) with an observation of hybridization with Hippocampus hippocampus

J Fish Biol. 2015 Oct;87(4):1080-9. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12760. Epub 2015 Sep 13.

Authors

F Otero-Ferrer¹, R Herrera², A López³, J Socorro¹, L Molina¹, C Bouza³

Affiliations

¹ Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA) and Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Taliarte, 35200 Telde, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
² Servicio de Biodiversidad, Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente, Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Medio Ambiente, C/Agustín Millares Carlo, 18, 35003, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
³ Departamento de Xenética, Facultade de Veterinaria, Campus de Lugo, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Av. Carballo Calero s/n. 27002, Lugo, Spain.

PMID: 26365616
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12760

Abstract

Morphometric and genetic analyses confirmed the first records of the West African seahorse Hippocampus algiricus at Gran Canaria Island (north-east Atlantic Ocean), and also the first evidence of interspecific hybridization in seahorses. These results provide additional data on the distribution of H. algiricus that may help to establish future conservation strategies, and uncover a new potential sympatric scenario between H. algiricus and Hippocampus hippocampus.

Keywords: West African seahorses; conservation; hybrids; novel distribution.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Atlantic Ocean
Hybridization, Genetic
Male
Phylogeny
Population Dynamics
Smegmamorpha / anatomy & histology
Smegmamorpha / classification
Smegmamorpha / physiology*
Spain