CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology;
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology;
Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Guangzhou 510301;
China;
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology;
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology;
Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Guangzhou 510301;
China;
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Beijing 100049;
China;
lined seahorse; brood pouch; interleukin; antibacterial immunity;