Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Worldwide there is a huge demand for seahorses for traditional Chinese medicine and the aquarium trade. Seahorses are considered a powerful aphrodisiac and are used to treat an array of ailments including asthma, impotence, infertility, throat infections and lethargy. Seahorses are also extremely popular in the aquarium trade and as tourist curios. (Coral Forest)
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Author: Nick Gardiner, University of Michigan
Gardiner, N. 2001. "Hippocampus erectus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed September 05, 2010 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Hippocampus_erectus.html.
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