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Seahorse Predation by Octopuses in the Caribbean and the West Pacific
Diversity (Basel), Vol.14(2), 125
10/02/2022
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Abstract
There is much documentation about seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) being threatened by habitat degradation and overfishing, but relatively few published studies mention their natural predators. The present study documents three cases in which seahorses are being caught by octopuses. In one case, the seahorse was partly consumed. These observations made at Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands) and New South Wales (Australia) suggest that predation on seahorses by octopuses may be more widespread and common than previously thought.
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- Title
- Seahorse Predation by Octopuses in the Caribbean and the West Pacific
- Creators
- Ellen Muller - Kaya Platina 3, Nawati, Bonaire, Caribbean NetherlandsDavid Harasti - NSW Department of Primary IndustriesBert W. Hoeksema - Leiden University
- Publication Details
- Diversity (Basel), Vol.14(2), 125
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 5
- Identifiers
- 991013127409202368
- Copyright
- © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article