Hippocampus kuda in Hong Kong
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export ornamental
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance occasional (usually not seen) Ref. Morton, B., 1979
Comments

Reported from Sharp Island, Hoi Ha Wan, and Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 94637). Also reported from Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai, Sha Ha (Ref. 125515); and Yan Chau Tong (Ref. 129329). Juveniles were recorded from Starfish Bay and Lai Chi Chong (Ref. 125536). Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade. Although not usually found in fish markets, it is sold in dried seafood stalls as a traditional Chinese medicine (Ref. 128523). Also Ref. 12087, 115213, 119714, 125407.

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(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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