A Study of Syngnathid Diseases and Investigation of Ulcerative Dermatitis

A 12-year retrospective study of 172 deceased captive syngnathids (Hippcampus kuda, H. abdominalis, and Phyllopteryx teaniolatus) from the Toronto Zoo was performed. The most common cause of mortality was an ulcerative dermatitis, occurring mainly in H. kuda. The dermatitis often presented clinicall...

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Main Author: LePage, Véronique
Other Authors: Lumsden, John
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/3983