Camouflage of the seahorse Hippocampus reidi with plastic debris : an unusual type of protective resemblance

Marques, Simone; Barreiros, João P.

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Marques, Simone

Barreiros, João P.

Abstract(s)

Camouflage is one of the strategies of reef fishes, in which they mimic other species or use the background to match the combination of their colors and textures (Randall 2005). Seahorses of the genus Hippocampus in a pristine habitat generally use saturated colors to camouflage their colorful background using matching or confusing objects as a deceiving mode (Stevens & Merilaita 2011). The present record is the first description of camouflage by the sea horse Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 with plastic debris in mangroves from NE Brazil: Formoso River, Tamandaré, Pernambuco State (8°41′01.51″S, 35°06′25.92″ W). […].

Keywords

Ethology Hippocampus Mimic Behaviour

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/3923

Citation

S. Marques; J. P. Barreiros. Camouflage of the seahorse Hippocampus reidi with plastic debris: an unusual type of protective resemblance. , Marine Biodiversity, 46, 2, 319-320, 2016.