| Title | Partial fin-clipping as an effective tool for tissue sampling in seahorses, Hippocampus spp. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Woodall, LC, Zimmerman B, Jones R, Shaw P, Koldewey HJ |
| Journal | Journal of the Marine Biological Association |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pagination | 1427-1432 |
| Keywords | genetics, Hippocampus kuda, partial fin-clipping, sampling, seahorse |
| Abstract | Partial fin-clipping is a non-lethal sampling technique commonly used to sample tissue for molecular genetic studies of fish. The effect of this technique was tested on seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) as they have several peculiar biological characteristics when compared with other fish and are on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Partial fin-clipping of the seahorse dorsal fin was evaluated on Hippocampus kuda. The fish were assessed for short-term effects (fin re-growth time) as well as the longer term effects (growth and mortality) of partial fin clipping over a four month period. Total fin re-growth occurred |
| DOI | doi:10.1017/S0025315411001810 |