Recent phylogeographic studies have overturned three paradigms for the origins of marine
biodiversity.(i) Physical (allopatric) isolation is not the sole avenue for marine speciation …

Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are flagship species for many issues in marine conservation
including overexploitation, incidental bycatch and habitat loss. Aquaculture has been …

How do biogeographically different provinces arise in response to oceanic barriers to
dispersal? Here, we analyse how traits related to the pelagic dispersal and adult biology of …

The southern African marine realm is located at the transition zone between the Atlantic and
Indo-Pacific biomes. Its biodiversity is particularly rich and comprises faunal and floral …

Nomenclatural clarity is vital for the collection, dissemination, and retrieval of natural history
information, which itself is necessary for effective conservation and management of species …

Mullets (grey mullets) are a family (Mugilidae) and order of ray-finned fish found in
temperate and tropical waters worldwide. There are approximately 80 species of mullet; …

Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are threatened as a result of habitat degradation and
overfishing. They have commercial value as traditional medicine, curio objects, and pets in …

Four distinct phylogeographical patterns across Southeast Asia were observed for four
species of seahorse (genus Hippocampus) with differing ecologies. For all species, genetic …

Seahorses have a circum-global distribution in tropical to temperate coastal waters. Yet,
seahorses show many adaptations for a sedentary, cryptic lifestyle: they require specific …

The charismatic trumpetfishes, goatfishes, dragonets, flying gurnards, seahorses, and
pipefishes encompass a recently defined yet extraordinarily diverse clade of percomorph …