Open AccessNew finding of rare fish species for Peter the Great Bay in the Japan Sea — dragonet Draculo mirabilis (Callionymidae)
Author(s) -
E. V. Kolpakov,
P. A. Saveliev
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
izvestiâ tinro/izvestiâ tihookeanskogo naučno-issledovatelʹskogo rybohozâjstvennogo centra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5510
pISSN - 1606-9919
DOI - 10.26428/1606-9919-2022-202-113-117
Subject(s) - bay , estuary , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , oceanography , salinity , subtropics , geography , biology , geology
New data on finding of dragonet Draculo mirabilis in Peter the Great Bay (Japan Sea) are presented. This subtropical-lowboreal fish species is rare for this area. One adult specimen (39 mm TL) was found in the Sukhodol River estuary on sandy bottom at the depth of 0.6–0.7 m in September 2021, under the water temperature 20 оC and salinity 27 ‰. An illustrated description of this specimen is presented.