A Small Gobiid Fish, Paleatogobius uchidai, Collected from Usu Bay, Hokkaido

Eighty-four specimens of a gobiid fish, Paleatogohius uchidai Takagi, were collected in Usu Bay (42° 30'N, 140°45'E), Hokkaido in 1980, Since this species has been known only from Kyushu district, the collections from Usu Bay are a new record for Hokkaido, which is far north of the localit...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Ichthyology Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 197 - 198
Main Authors Sakai, Harumi, Sawada, Yukio, Ochiai, Toshikuni
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published The Ichthyological Society of Japan 1981
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Summary:Eighty-four specimens of a gobiid fish, Paleatogohius uchidai Takagi, were collected in Usu Bay (42° 30'N, 140°45'E), Hokkaido in 1980, Since this species has been known only from Kyushu district, the collections from Usu Bay are a new record for Hokkaido, which is far north of the localities previously recorded.The presence of some common environmental factors for the type locality and Usu Bay, as well as the occurrence of mature females and many juveniles in August, suggests that this species. breeds in Usu Bay.
ISSN:0021-5090
1884-7374
DOI:10.11369/jji1950.28.197