Spawning activities and physical characteristics of the spawning ground of Lethenteron reissneri at the headstream of the Himekawa River, central Japan |
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Authors: | Mitsuhiro Takayama |
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Institution: | (1) Synthetic Environment Research and Planning Co. Ltd., 5-26-1 Takamiya-minami, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-0843, Japan (e-mail: mtakaya@cocoa.ocn.ne.jp), JP |
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Abstract: | The spawning period of the Far Eastern brook lamprey, Lethenteron reissneri, in the headstream of the Himekawa River is estimated to be between mid-March and late May with the peak of spawning activity
between early April and early May. The sex ratio (female:male) in 1999 ranged from 1 : 2.5 to 1 : 3.0 (mean 1 : 2.8) and in
2000 from 1 : 0.8 to 1 : 4.0 (mean 1 : 2.4). In >90% of the observations of spawning nests, males outnumbered females. The
construction area of spawning nests tended to shift upstream during the spawning period. The nests were constructed at water
depths between 5 and 70 cm, water velocity between 10 and 30 cm/s, and on substrate with pebbles of 5–20 mm in diameter. Lethenteron reissneri constructed nests on substrate similar with Petromyzon marinus, but at shallower points and in areas with a slower water velocity.
Received: April 2, 2001 / Revised: December 12, 2001 / Accepted: December 27, 2001 |
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Keywords: | Far Eastern brook lamprey Physical characteristics Sex ratio Spawning ground Spawning period |
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