Northernmost record of the bicolor eel <i>Anguilla bicolor</i> from mainland Kyushu, and notes on previous occurrences in Japan

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  • 宮崎県において採集されたニューギニアウナギ <i>Anguilla bicolor</i> の北限記録，および日本における 本種の出現状況
  • Northernmost record of the bicolor eel Anguilla bicolor from mainland Kyushu, and notes on previous occurrences in Japan

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A single individual of the bicolor eel Anguilla bicolor that is distributed mainly in the tropics of the Indo-Pacific was collected in the Shode River, Miyazaki Prefecture, mainland Kyushu, Japan and is reported as the northernmost record of the distribution of this species. This individual was 466 mm in total length and was at the yellow eel stage, which is the continental growth phase of their catadromous life history. In addition, the previous occurrences of this species in Japan, which were mainly written in Japanese, were reviewed in order to share the information worldwide.

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  • La mer

    La mer 60 (1-2), 1-7, 2022-07-25

    The Japanese-French Oceanographic Society

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