title: First records of Hippocampus algiricus in the Canary Islands (north-east Atlantic Ocean) with an observation of hybridization with Hippocampus hippocampus.
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.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA) and Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Taliarte, 35200 Telde, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Otero-Ferrer
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Xenética, Facultade de Veterinaria, Campus de Lugo, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Av. Carballo Calero s/n. 27002, Lugo, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA) and Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Taliarte, 35200 Telde, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Socorro
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA) and Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Taliarte, 35200 Telde, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Xenética, Facultade de Veterinaria, Campus de Lugo, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Av. Carballo Calero s/n. 27002, Lugo, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D011157:Population Dynamics; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D013030:Spain
keywords: West African seahorses; conservation; hybrids; novel distribution