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A Systematic Review of the Ornamental Fish Trade with Emphasis on Coral Reef Fishes-An Impossible Task.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Evaluating species at risk in data-limited fisheries: A productivity-susceptibility analysis for marine aquarium fish.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2026Article
- Extent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026Article
- Genome-Resolved Co-Infection byMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- Chains of Commerce: A Comprehensive Review of Animal Welfare Impacts in the International Wildlife Trade.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- An Updated Review of the Marine Ornamental Fish Trade in the European Union.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Special section on aquatic animal health and disease.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024Article
- A new Ceratomyxa (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the ornamental fish species Pterophyllum scalare from the Amazon Region, Brazil.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2024Article
- Molecular epidemiology ofVeterinary world · 2023Article
- Range-wide population genomics of common seadragons shows secondary contact over a former barrier and insights on illegal capture.BMC biology · 2023Article
- A Kettle of Fish: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Fish Sentience.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- The European Union Is Still Unable to Find Nemo and Dory-Time for a Reliable Traceability System for the Marine Aquarium Trade.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Amelioration of Pet Overpopulation and Abandonment Using Control of Breeding and Sale, and Compulsory Owner Liability Insurance.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Can Reclaimed Water Be Used for Sustainable Food Production in Aquaponics?Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Turning Negatives into Positives for Pet Trading and Keeping: A Review of Positive Lists.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- On the Record: An Analysis of Exotic Pet Licences in the UK.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
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Abstract
The multi-billion dollar trade in ornamental fishes has rarely been reliably monitored. Almost all coral reef fishes are wild-caught, and few scientific analyses have attempted to elicit exact quantities and identify species involved. The consequences of the removal of millions of these fishes are poorly understood. This article collates and examines available information, including scientific studies and formal publications, in order to create a more accurate picture of this commerce. We demonstrate that it is almost impossible to analyse the trade in marine ornamental fishes due to a lack of data, and that available data for marine species is frequently combined with that for freshwater species. Figures range from 15 to 30 million coral reef fishes being traded annually, but could be as high as 150 million specimens. The global value of this trade was only estimated for 1976 and 1999 between USD 28-40 million. This review highlights the urgent need to introduce a specific harmonised system tariff code and for a global monitoring system, such as the Trade Control and Expert System already in use in Europe, in order to gather accurate and timely information on the number and species of marine ornamental fishes in commerce, where specimens originated, and whether they were wild-caught or captive-bred.
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