Problem
Threatened species of Hippocampus
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Other Names:
Threatened species of Seahorse Nature:
32 species of seahorses are listed as endangered and subject to strict controls under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
Incidence:
One of the largest and most complex problems facing sea horses is that out of the 20 million creatures captured each year, more than 95 percent of them are used for traditional Chinese medicines. In Chinese communities worldwide, potions made from sea horses are used to treat everything from impotence and infertility to asthma and skin diseases.
Broader Problems:
Threatened species of Syngnathidae Narrower Problems:
Threatened species of Hippocampus kudaThreatened species of Hippocampus rajiThreatened species of Hippocampus aimeiThreatened species of Hippocampus reidiThreatened species of Hippocampus horaiThreatened species of Hippocampus whiteiThreatened species of Hippocampus fuscusThreatened species of Hippocampus ingensThreatened species of Hippocampus erectusThreatened species of Hippocampus histrixThreatened species of Hippocampus capensisThreatened species of Hippocampus zosteraeThreatened species of Hippocampus jayakariThreatened species of Hippocampus sindonisThreatened species of Hippocampus taeniopsThreatened species of Hippocampus angustusThreatened species of Hippocampus minotaurThreatened species of Hippocampus coronatusThreatened species of Hippocampus erinaceusThreatened species of Hippocampus brevicepsThreatened species of Hippocampus japonicusThreatened species of Hippocampus takakuraeThreatened species of Hippocampus ramulosusThreatened species of Hippocampus planifronsThreatened species of Hippocampus bargibantiThreatened species of Hippocampus hippocampusThreatened species of Hippocampus borbonensisThreatened species of Hippocampus abdominalisThreatened species of Hippocampus trimaculatusThreatened species of Hippocampus longirostrisThreatened species of Hippocampus spinosissimusThreatened species of Hippocampus brachyrhynchusThreatened species of Hippocampus novaehebudorumThreatened species of Hippocampus camelopardalis Values:
Threat Subject(s):
Fish, Reptiles → FishSocietal Problems → Endangered species
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
R: Rejected Provisionally Date of last update
19.06.2018 – 05:04 CEST