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Fishes of Yaku-shima island : a world heritage island in the Osumi group, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan
No full textphotosp249-261p65-248p27-64p17-26p9-16p1-8contentseditorsprefacetitle page, colophoncovercovertitle page, colophonprefaceeditorscontents[p1-8] First records of a triplefin (Tripterygiidae), Enneapterygius hemimelas, from Japan / Masatoshi Meguro and Hiroyuki Motomura[p9-16] New records of a triplefin, Enneapterygius leucopunctatus,
from southern Japan (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae) / Hiromitsu Endo, Eri Katayama, Mina Miyake and Kimi Watase[p17-26] Distributional range extension of a scorpionfish,
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus, in the Indo–Pacific,
and comments on synonymy of S. parvipinnis
(Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) / Hiroyuki Motomura, Gota Ogihara and Kiyoshi Hagiwara[p27-64] Apogonid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes)
of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture,
southern Japan / Tomohiro Yoshida, Shigeru Harazaki and Hiroyuki Motomura[p65-248] Annotated checklist of marine and estuarine fishes
of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima, southern Japan / Hiroyuki Motomura, Kaoru Kuriiwa, Eri Katayama, Hiroshi Senou,
Gota Ogihara, Masatoshi Meguro, Mizuki Matsunuma, Yohko Takata,
Tomohiro Yoshida, Masahiro Yamashita, Seishi Kimura, Hiromitsu Endo,
Atsunobu Murase, Yukio Iwatsuki, You Sakurai, Shigeru Harazaki,
Kouichi Hidaka, Hikaru Izumi, and Keiichi Matsuura[p249-261] Freshwater fishes of Yaku-shima Island,
Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan / Toshihiko Yonezawa, Akihiko Shinomiya and Hiroyuki Motomuraphotosedited by Hiroyuki Motomura and Keiichi Matsuuraabstract for "First records of a triplefin (Tripterygiidae),
Enneapterygius hemimelas, from Japan": Four male specimens (19.4–21.8 mm standard length) of Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner
and Steindachner, 1867) (Tripterygiidae) were collected from Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture,
Kyushu, Japan. Because previous Japanese records of E. hemimelas were based on mis-identifications
of E. bahasa or E. flavoccipitis, and the northernmost record of E. hemimelas was Taiwan,
the Yaku-shima Island specimens examined in this study represent the first records of E. hemimelas
from Japan and the northernmost record for the species.abstract for "New records of a triplefin, Enneapterygius leucopunctatus,
from southern Japan (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae)": Enneapterygius leucopunctatus Shen, 1994 (Tripterygiidae), known only from Taiwan,
is recorded for the first time from Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Tosa Bay, Kochi
Prefecture, southern Japan. Seventeen Japanese specimens (25.2–36.1 mm in standard length) were
identified as E. leucopunctatus based on the following combination of characters: second dorsalfin
spines 12–13; third dorsal-fin soft rays 9–11; anal-fin soft rays 17–19; mandibular pore formula
mostly 4+1+4; pored and notched lateral-line scales 15–18+16–19; simple dermal flap of anterior
nostril; 2 white oblique bands on shoulder girdle; 8 dark saddle markings and 5–6 small ring-like
white markings on lateral body; inconspicuous sexual dichromatism.abstract for "Distributional range extension of a scorpionfish,
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus, in the Indo–Pacific,
and comments on synonymy of S. parvipinnis
(Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae)": Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus, previously known only from type specimens from Fiji and
the Marshall Islands, is reported here on the basis of 27 specimens from the eastern Indian Ocean
(Christmas Island, Australia) and the Pacific Ocean (East Asia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Timor Sea,
and Polynesia). Validity of diagnostic characters of S. quadrispinosus given in the original description
is assessed and newly recognized diagnoses are provided. Paronescodes asperrimus is regarded
here as a junior synonym of S. parvipinnis.abstract for "Apogonid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes)
of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture,
southern Japan": Forty five species of apogonid fishes were confirmed to occur at Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima
Prefecture, Kyushu, southern Japan. Of these, 27 species represent the first records from the
island, including the first Japanese record of Apogon chrysotaenia. A new Japanese name, Akafujitenjikudai,
is proposed for Apogon crassiceps. Each species account provides a synonym list, material
examined, descriptions based on collected specimens, distribution in Japanese waters, taxonomic
and nomenclatural remarks, and ecological notes from Yaku-shima Island.abstract for "Annotated checklist of marine and estuarine fishes
of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima, southern Japan": An annotated checklist of marine and estuarine fishes of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima
Prefecture, southern Japan, was compiled from field and literature surveys. All registered specimens
previously recorded from Yaku-shima Island in published papers were re-examined. A total of 951
species (382 genera, 112 families, 24 orders), including 374 species that represent the first reliable
records from the island on the basis of collected specimens, are listed with citation of literature,
registration numbers, sizes, localities in the island, nomenclatural and taxonomic remarks, and color
photographs if available. A new Japanese name is proposed for a bythitid, Alionematichthys piger.
Zoogeographical implications of the Yaku-shima Island ichthyofauna are discussed.abstract for "Freshwater fishes of Yaku-shima Island,
Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan": An annotated checklist of freshwater fishes of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture,
southern Japan, was compiled from field and literature surveys. A total of 32 species (22 genera, 11
families, 7 orders) are listed with citation of literature, registration numbers, sizes, localities in the
island, ecological notes, and color photographs if available
Fishes of Yaku-shima island : a world heritage island in the Osumi group, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan
No full textphotos, p249-261, p65-248, p27-64, p17-26, p9-16, p1-8, contents, editors, preface, title page, colophon, covercovertitle page, colophonprefaceeditorscontents[p1-8] First records of a triplefin (Tripterygiidae), Enneapterygius hemimelas, from Japan / Masatoshi Meguro and Hiroyuki Motomura[p9-16] New records of a triplefin, Enneapterygius leucopunctatus,
from southern Japan (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae) / Hiromitsu Endo, Eri Katayama, Mina Miyake and Kimi Watase[p17-26] Distributional range extension of a scorpionfish,
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus, in the Indo–Pacific,
and comments on synonymy of S. parvipinnis
(Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) / Hiroyuki Motomura, Gota Ogihara and Kiyoshi Hagiwara[p27-64] Apogonid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes)
of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture,
southern Japan / Tomohiro Yoshida, Shigeru Harazaki and Hiroyuki Motomura[p65-248] Annotated checklist of marine and estuarine fishes
of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima, southern Japan / Hiroyuki Motomura, Kaoru Kuriiwa, Eri Katayama, Hiroshi Senou,
Gota Ogihara, Masatoshi Meguro, Mizuki Matsunuma, Yohko Takata,
Tomohiro Yoshida, Masahiro Yamashita, Seishi Kimura, Hiromitsu Endo,
Atsunobu Murase, Yukio Iwatsuki, You Sakurai, Shigeru Harazaki,
Kouichi Hidaka, Hikaru Izumi, and Keiichi Matsuura[p249-261] Freshwater fishes of Yaku-shima Island,
Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan / Toshihiko Yonezawa, Akihiko Shinomiya and Hiroyuki Motomuraphotosedited by Hiroyuki Motomura and Keiichi Matsuuraabstract for "First records of a triplefin (Tripterygiidae),
Enneapterygius hemimelas, from Japan": Four male specimens (19.4–21.8 mm standard length) of Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner
and Steindachner, 1867) (Tripterygiidae) were collected from Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture,
Kyushu, Japan. Because previous Japanese records of E. hemimelas were based on mis-identifications
of E. bahasa or E. flavoccipitis, and the northernmost record of E. hemimelas was Taiwan,
the Yaku-shima Island specimens examined in this study represent the first records of E. hemimelas
from Japan and the northernmost record for the species.abstract for "New records of a triplefin, Enneapterygius leucopunctatus,
from southern Japan (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae)": Enneapterygius leucopunctatus Shen, 1994 (Tripterygiidae), known only from Taiwan,
is recorded for the first time from Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Tosa Bay, Kochi
Prefecture, southern Japan. Seventeen Japanese specimens (25.2–36.1 mm in standard length) were
identified as E. leucopunctatus based on the following combination of characters: second dorsalfin
spines 12–13; third dorsal-fin soft rays 9–11; anal-fin soft rays 17–19; mandibular pore formula
mostly 4+1+4; pored and notched lateral-line scales 15–18+16–19; simple dermal flap of anterior
nostril; 2 white oblique bands on shoulder girdle; 8 dark saddle markings and 5–6 small ring-like
white markings on lateral body; inconspicuous sexual dichromatism.abstract for "Distributional range extension of a scorpionfish,
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus, in the Indo–Pacific,
and comments on synonymy of S. parvipinnis
(Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae)": Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus, previously known only from type specimens from Fiji and
the Marshall Islands, is reported here on the basis of 27 specimens from the eastern Indian Ocean
(Christmas Island, Australia) and the Pacific Ocean (East Asia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Timor Sea,
and Polynesia). Validity of diagnostic characters of S. quadrispinosus given in the original description
is assessed and newly recognized diagnoses are provided. Paronescodes asperrimus is regarded
here as a junior synonym of S. parvipinnis.abstract for "Apogonid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes)
of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture,
southern Japan": Forty five species of apogonid fishes were confirmed to occur at Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima
Prefecture, Kyushu, southern Japan. Of these, 27 species represent the first records from the
island, including the first Japanese record of Apogon chrysotaenia. A new Japanese name, Akafujitenjikudai,
is proposed for Apogon crassiceps. Each species account provides a synonym list, material
examined, descriptions based on collected specimens, distribution in Japanese waters, taxonomic
and nomenclatural remarks, and ecological notes from Yaku-shima Island.abstract for "Annotated checklist of marine and estuarine fishes
of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima, southern Japan": An annotated checklist of marine and estuarine fishes of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima
Prefecture, southern Japan, was compiled from field and literature surveys. All registered specimens
previously recorded from Yaku-shima Island in published papers were re-examined. A total of 951
species (382 genera, 112 families, 24 orders), including 374 species that represent the first reliable
records from the island on the basis of collected specimens, are listed with citation of literature,
registration numbers, sizes, localities in the island, nomenclatural and taxonomic remarks, and color
photographs if available. A new Japanese name is proposed for a bythitid, Alionematichthys piger.
Zoogeographical implications of the Yaku-shima Island ichthyofauna are discussed.abstract for "Freshwater fishes of Yaku-shima Island,
Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan": An annotated checklist of freshwater fishes of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture,
southern Japan, was compiled from field and literature surveys. A total of 32 species (22 genera, 11
families, 7 orders) are listed with citation of literature, registration numbers, sizes, localities in the
island, ecological notes, and color photographs if available.boo
New records of fishes from Tanega-shima and Mage-shima islands in the Osumi Group, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan
No full textThe total number of fish species previously recorded from Tanega-shima and Mage-shima islands (both and other seven islands belonging to the Osumi Group) was 1,184. Thirteen and 11 species were recorded from Tanega-shima and Mage-shima islands, respectively, for the first time in this study, 15 of these being recorded for the first time on both islands. Thus, the total number of recorded fish species on the two islands is now 1,199. Of the 15 newly recorded species, Hippocampus japapigu Short, Smith, Motomura, Harasti and Hamilton, 2018 (Syngnathidae) and Bathygobius petrophilus (Bleeker, 1853) (Gobiidae) from Tanega-shima island represent the first records of both species in the Osumi Group. Three species of Pomacentrus taeniometopon Bleeker, 1852 (Pomacentridae), Minysynchiropus kiyoae (Fricke and Zaiser, 1983) (Callionymidae), and Tomiyamichthys emilyae Allen, Erdmann and Utama, 2019 (Gobiidae), previously reported only from underwater photographs in the Osumi Group, were recorded from Tanega-shima island on the basis of voucher specimens in this study. Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Opistognathidae) from off Mage-shima island represents the northernmost record for this species.journal articl
An annotated checklist of marine and freshwater fishes of Tanega-shima and Mage-shima islands in the Osumi islands, Kagoshima, southern Japan, with 536 new records
No full textAn annotated checklist of marine and freshwater fishes of Tanega-shima and Mage-shima islands in the Osumi Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, was compiled from specimen and literature surveys. A total of 1,181 species (538 genera and 167 families), including 536 species that represent the first reliable records from the islands on the basis of collected specimens and/or underwater photographs, is listed with citation of literature, registration numbers, sizes, localities on the islands, and some remarks. A new standard Japanese name, Omeagoamadai, is proposed here for Opistognathus megalops Smith-Vaniz 2023 (Opistognathidae). Analysis of the species composition of fishes that occur on and off Tanega-shima and Mage-shima islands shows that the ichthyofauna of the islands is similar to that of the Pacific coast of southern Japan, including southern Kyushu, but significantly different from that of the neighboring island, Yaku-shima.research repor
Critiquing the pursuit of island sustainability
No full textThis article critiques a focus on ‘sustainable development’ which highlights a liveable
‘future’ without paying adequate attention to what, we argue, are more pressing issues
for a liveable present. We contend that, while inherently commendable, the thrust of
many current initiatives related to sustainable development, especially those associated
with climate change, promote an ethos which crowds out other pressing policy pursuits
with more immediate relevance – although often also associated with sustainable
development – such as health, basic education, poverty reduction, and productive
employment and livelihoods. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are at the forefront
of these initiatives, given their prominence in discussions on sustainable development,
but especially climate change, alongside the basic challenges that they face in
maintaining viable economies. Long-term thinking and planning is needed and
welcomed; but we may now have gone too far in the opposite direction in terms of
aiming for sustainable development in, and for, a distant future that emphasises climate
change, without better balancing of that concern with the pressing needs of the
moment
First specimen-based records of Pteragogus enneacanthus (Bleeker, 1853) (Labridae) from Tanega-shima, Tokuno-shima, Ie-jima, and Gahi-jima islands in the Nansei Islands, Japan
No full textSeven specimens (15.1–83.6 mm standard length) of the western Pacific species Pteragogus enneacanthus (Bleeker, 1853) (Labridae) were collected from four islands (Tanega-shima, Tokuno-shima, Ie-jima, and Gahi-jima islands) in the Nansei Islands, Japan. In Japanese waters, this species has previously been recorded only from Yaku-shima and Kuchinoerabu-jima islands on the basis of collected specimens and from the west coast of Satsuma Peninsula, and Okinawa-jima, Kume-jima, Irabu-jima, and Ishigaki-jima islands on the basis of photographs. Thus, the present specimens, described herein in detail, represent the first records of P. enneacanthus from Tanega-shima, Tokuno-shima, Ie-jima, and Gahi-jima islands.journal articl
Phorinia breviata Tachi and Shima 2006
No full textPhorinia breviata Tachi and Shima, 2006 * Phorinia breviata Tachi and Shima, 2006: 260. Type locality: Japan, Fukuoka Pref., Fukuoka City, Mt. Aburayama. Material examined: North Korea, Kangvǒn-do Prov., Kumgang-san Mts., Onjong-ri near Kymgan-san hotel, 28. 08. 1987, 1 male, leg. E. Kierych. Distribution: Palaearctic: Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Tsushima Island). Oriental and Oceanian regions (Tachi and Shima 2006). First record from Korea. Remarks: In the first version of this paper I have given the information that among the specimens examined I found male belonging to the Phorinia aurifrons Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (after the Key to the insects of Russian Far East. Vol. VI. Diptera and Siphonaptera. Pt 3. Vladivostok. 2004. 124. Fam. Tachinidae. Richter: 197-198). However, one of reviewers, in his comments wrote: ” Phorinia aurifrons Robineau-Desvoidy (…) is considered to be misidentified from East Asia by some authors (see Tachi & Shima 2006, O’Hara et al. 2009, Shima 2014). The author is recommended to confirm identification of this species. If the species P. aurifrons really occurs in North Korea, it is very interesting”. My repeated examination of the specimen from Korea confirmed the suspicions of reviewer. Finally, I decided that it was P. breviata Tachi and Shima.Published as part of DRABER-MOŃKO, Agnieszka, 2015, State of knowledge of the tachinid fauna of Eastern Asia, with new data from North Korea. Part V. Exoristinae, pp. 79-98 in Fragmenta Faunistica 58 (2) on page 90, DOI: 10.3161/00159301FF2015.58.2.079, http://zenodo.org/record/625182
Illustrated list of additions to the ichthyofauna of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan: 50 new records from the island
No full textPrevious surveys of marine and estuarine fishes of Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, have recorded a total of 958 species. Recent examinations of museum collections and newly-collected specimens during the present study resulted in an additional 29 species recorded from Yaku-shima Island for the first time, plus a further 21 species now represented by voucher specimens, having been previously recorded from Yaku-shima only by underwater observations and/or from photographs. Thus, the number of marine and estuarine fish species from Yaku-shima Island now totals 987, the second highest fish species diversity recorded from a single region in Japan. Of the 50 voucher-based species newly recorded in this study, 11 represented a northernmost range extension and one, a southernmost extension. Color photographs of most are provided
Fig. 3 in First Japanese Records of the Jawfish Opistognathus solorensis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Opistognathidae) from the Osumi Islands
No full textFig. 3. Underwater photographs of Opistognathus solorensis taken off Isso, Yaku-shima island, 7–8 m depth. A: 23 June 2009. B: 15 April 2008. Photos by S. Harazaki.Published as part of Tashiro, Satokuni, Uyeno, Daisuke & Motomura, Hiroyuki, 2018, First Japanese Records of the Jawfish Opistognathus solorensis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Opistognathidae) from the Osumi Islands, pp. 233-237 in Species Diversity 23 on page 235, DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.23.233, http://zenodo.org/record/573820
Fig. 1 in First Japanese Record of the Speckled Grouper Epinephelus magniscuttis (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Osumi Islands
No full textFig. 1. Fresh specimen of Epinephelus magniscuttis (KAUM–I. 73560, 613.0 mm standard length, Tanega-shima island, Osumi Islands, Kagoshima, Japan).Published as part of Nakamura, Jumpei, Takayama, Mayumi, Wilmer, Jessica Worthington, Johnson, Jeffrey W. & Motomura, Hiroyuki, 2018, First Japanese Record of the Speckled Grouper Epinephelus magniscuttis (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Osumi Islands, pp. 225-228 in Species Diversity 23 on page 226, DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.23.225, http://zenodo.org/record/573813
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