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Molecular evidence for the first records and range extension of the great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi, Jordan & Snyder, 1901) in Quelimane, central coast of Mozambique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2023

Valdemiro Muhala Open the ORCID record for Valdemiro Muhala [Opens in a new window] ,
Aurycéia Guimarães-Costa ,
Isadola Eusébio Macate ,
Luciana Watanabe ,
Rodrigo Petry Corrêa de Sousa ,
Guilhermina Rocha ,
Jeferson Carneiro ,
Marcelo Vallinoto  and
Iracilda Sampaio
Valdemiro Muhala*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, PA, Bragança, Brazil Divisão de Agricultura, Instituto Superior Politécnico de Gaza, Divisão de Agricultura, Chókwè, Mozambique
Aurycéia Guimarães-Costa
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, PA, Bragança, Brazil
Isadola Eusébio Macate
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, PA, Bragança, Brazil Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, BA, Ilheus, Brazil
Luciana Watanabe
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, PA, Bragança, Brazil
Rodrigo Petry Corrêa de Sousa
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, PA, Bragança, Brazil
Guilhermina Rocha
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Ciências Naturais e Matemática, Universidade Pedagógica, Quelimane, Mozambique
Jeferson Carneiro
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, PA, Bragança, Brazil
Marcelo Vallinoto
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, PA, Bragança, Brazil
Iracilda Sampaio
Affiliation:
Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Universidade Federal do Pará, PA, Bragança, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Valdemiro Muhala; Email: valdemiro.muhala@ispg.ac.mz
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Abstract

The family Syngnathidae contains 52 seahorse species, which inhabit a range of habitats including coral reefs, seagrass beds and coastal estuaries. The seahorse Hippocampus kelloggi is among the most widely distributed species, occurring from Indo-West Pacific to East Africa. This species was included in the IUCN Red List in 2017 and is classified as vulnerable according to A2cd criteria. In this study, three specimens collected from the central coast of Mozambique were investigated and based on morphology and mitochondrial subunit of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) were identified as H. kelloggi. These results confirmed for the first time the extensive range of occurrence of H. kelloggi on the central coast of Mozambique.

Keywords

DNA barcodingHippocampus kelloggiMolecular analysesNew occurrenceThreatened species
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Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 103 , 2023 , e77
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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