OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Biology of Fishes is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Mussel preferences of two spring-spawning bitterling species are differently affected by the presence of mussel-associated leeches	42
Advisory Editor profile: Daqing Chen	26
A memoir very much worth the read	18
Picking up the mantle	16
Advisory Editor profile: Francisco J. García De León	16
Hypoxia constrains behavioral responses to chemical alarm cues by fathead minnows Pimephales promelas	15
It takes a village: special thanks to reviewers and Advisory Editors	15
Continuity and changes: expanding the Editorial Board	15
A Field Guide to the Fishes of the Salish Sea is a portable work of art	14
Advisory Editor profile: Lisa Natanson	13
Advisory Editor profile: Yunkai Li	13
Advisory Editor profile: Eva Enders	13
Description of egg capsules of Rasptail Skate Rostroraja velezi (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajidae) from northern Peru	13
Fish chorus and vessel noise in a marine protected coastal reef vary with lunar phase	12
Attraction of an artificial reef: a migratory demersal flounder remains in shallow water under high temperature conditions in summer	12
Use of unique brook trout spot patterns over a short duration for a mark-recapture study	12
Orestias ascotanensis Parenti 1984 (Pisces; Cyprinodontiformes), larval adaptations to extreme conditions in high Andes	12
Microhabitat use by pre‐spawning Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus in a large, regulated river differs by year, river segment, and availability	11
Correction to: Studies of the movement ecology of sharks justify the existence and expansion of marine protected areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean	11
Feeding habits and trophic niche of rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata in the western and central Pacific Ocean	11
Effect of a trematode infection on growth, reproduction, and mortality of shorthead sculpin	10
Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini relative abundance comparison in three offshore marine protected areas of the Eastern Tropical Pacific	10
Influence of irrigation infrastructures and water quality on fish assemblages in Lake Tana tributaries, north-west Ethiopia	10
Spawning habitat characteristics and egg mortality in relation to river geomorphology and run-times of chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in a metropolitan river system, northern Japan	10
Exploring thermal conditions occupied by Lampreys (Petromyzontidae) in California and Northern Baja California: current environment and implications for future scenarios	10

Fore reef location influences spawning success and egg predation in lek-like mating territories of the bird wrasse, Gomphosus varius	10
Using the “mean temperature of the catch” to assess fish community responses to warming in a temperate lake	10
Life-history styles of eight morphologically similar estuary-associated sparid species from southern Africa	10
There’s no place like home: high site fidelity and small home range of bonefish (Albula vulpes) inhabiting fringing reef flats in Culebra, Puerto Rico	9
Behavioral electrosensitivity increases with size in the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus	9
Life history traits of the Black Sea whiting Merlangius merlangus (Gadidae): compliance with the temperature-size rule	9
Addressing life history information gaps for Caribbean parrotfishes: queen parrotfish Scarus vetula and stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride	9
Temporal variation in the relative abundance, suitable habitat selection, and distribution of Ataeniobius toweri (Meek, 1904) (Goodeidae), by life stages, in the Media Luna spring, Mexico	9
Role of thyroid hormones in color diversity of male guppies: experimental data on Endler’s guppy (Poecilia wingei)	9
Geographic and ontogenetic variation in the diet of two commonly exploited batoids (Chilean eagle ray and Pacific guitarfish) off Peru: evidence of trophic plasticity	9
A CHARRmed life: a synthesis of scientific contributions by David Lloyd George Noakes (1942–2020)	9
Effects of plasticity and genetic divergence in phenotypic trait expression of sulfide spring fishes	9
Cleaning mutualism in an Australian estuary: silver batfish services fish clients at cleaning stations, with a summary of brackish water cleaners	9
Hide or seek: presence of stream shelter influences the foraging behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Linnaeus 1758)	8
Feeding habits and microplastic ingestion of short mackerel, Rastrelliger brachysoma, in a tropical estuarine environment	8
Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara (Teleostei: Serranidae) in the Mexican Caribbean: local ecological knowledge and habitat use	8
On the relevance of animal behavior to the management and conservation of fishes and fisheries	8
Seasonal migration and habitat use of adult barbel (Barbus barbus) and nase (Chondrostoma nasus) along a river stretch of the Austrian Danube River	8
Comparative demography of four large-bodied surgeonfish	8
What is a fish? The life and legend of David L.G. Noakes	8
Pre-spawning fat and trace metals in Diplodus sargus (Pisces, Sparidae) and possible relationship with the abnormally tough syndrome (ATS)	8
Electronic tagging of Bluefin Tunas from the Maltese spawning ground suggests size-dependent migration dynamics	8
Iodine content of fish otoliths in species found in diverse habitats	8
Male territory-visiting polygamy of the white-spotted boxfish Ostracion meleagris (Ostraciidae) involving daily spawning migration	8
Abundance and feeding mode of Russian spirlin, Alburnoides rossicus, in the rhithral and potamal of Eastern European Rivers	8
A review of tonic immobility as an adaptive behavior in sharks	8
Summer physical habitat associations and movement of sympatric juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Dolly Varden char (Salvelinus malma) in coastal streams of British Columbia	7
Image analysis approach to estimate fecundity of live-bearer rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) along the California Coast	7
Informing the design of fish-friendly shoreline retaining walls for freshwater systems	7
Thermal niche and habitat use by co-occurring lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and brook trout (S. fontinalis) in stratified lakes	7
Seasonal hydrology influences energy channels in food webs of rivers in the lower Okavango Delta	7
The role of large, glaciated tributaries in cooling an important Pacific salmon migration corridor: a study of the Babine River	7
Distribution and abundance of the Patagonian lamprey (Geotria macrostoma) in the largest unfragmented river of southern Patagonia, Argentina	7
A stakeholder-engaged approach to evaluating spawning aggregation management as a strategy for conserving bonefish (Albula vulpes) in Cuba	7
Sponge species identity and morphology shape occupancy patterns of a Caribbean sponge-dwelling goby (Elacatinus horsti)	7
Variability of prey preferences and uptake of anthropogenic particles by juvenile white seabream in a coastal lagoon nursery ground	7
First report of sound production in rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)	7
Mountain masses as a determinant to genetic structure of char distributed in the Chugoku region, Japan	7
Size-selective mortality occurs in smolts during a seaward migration, but not in river residents, in masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)	7
Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to assess the spatiotemporal occurrence of the imperiled River Redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) in the Escambia-Conecuh River system of Florida and Alabama, USA	7
Remote video analysis of an unusual fish life-history combination: nest-building, paternal care, and protogyny in a seabream	7
Global assessment of manta and devil ray gill plate and meat trade: conservation implications and opportunities	6
Signature of climate-induced changes in seafood species served in restaurants	6
Acoustic zone monitoring to quantify fine-scale movements of aquatic animals in a narrow water body	6
Submerged aquatic vegetation habitat use of age-0 Florida bass Micropterus floridanus	6
Population structure of the Atlantic angel shark (Squatina dumeril) in United States waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean	6
Comparison of threatened Neosho madtom (Noturus placidus) densities between riverscapes differing in anthropogenic stressors, with a particular focus on recovery from mining-derived metal pollution	6
Species distribution models predict suitable habitat for the overlooked and understudied freshwater lampreys of Illinois	6
Minnesota’s Native Fish Bill: a case study in shifting the “rough fish paradigm”	6
Diet of the endemic Kanawha darter (Etheostoma kanawhae) including comparisons with sympatric fantail darters (Etheostoma flabellare)	6

First record of a pectoral-fin abnormality in the broadnose skate Bathyraja brachyurops (Elasmobranchii, Arhynchobatidae)	6
Linked foraging and bioenergetics modeling may inform fish parasite infection dynamics	6
Age, Growth and Maturity of the Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico	6
Richness and abundance of stream fish communities in a fragmented neotropical landscape	6
Habitat use and activity patterns of female Deacon Rockfish (Sebastes diaconus) at seasonal scales and in response to episodic hypoxia	6
Cryptic stasis during the development of Nothobranchius furzeri suggests new stages of dormancy outside of the typical three diapauses of annual killifishes	6
Disentangling determinants of nearshore fish and crayfish assemblages in a canyon-shaped Mediterranean reservoir	6
Correction to: Smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus Rafinesque) population trends and demographics in the Upper Mississippi River System	6
Determining the influence of abiotic factors on spatial–temporal patterns of marine catfish (family: Ariidae) within the Apalachicola Bay System, Florida	6
The gifts of multiple perspectives: a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to Gumegwsis (Cyclopterus lumpus) ecology in inner Mawipoqtapei (Chaleur Bay), Eastern Canada	6
Use of multiple climate change scenarios to predict future distributions of alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) in the United States	6
Differences in embryo survivorship among populations of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) under variable winter thermal regimes	6
Pelagic larval duration of the Meso-American reef fish, Halichoeres socialis (Labridae)	6
Methodological influence on detecting temperature effects on growth variability in juvenile Atlantic salmon	6
Distribution, size composition and reproduction of the southern saw-tail catshark Galeus mincaronei, a deep-water species	6
Movements of anadromous coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) in Puget Sound, Washington, USA	5
Daytime habitat use by Japanese eel in small streams in Shikoku, southwestern Japan	5
A comparison of stereo-videos and visual census methods for assessing subtropical rocky reef fish assemblage	5
Lentic and lotic environments affect morphological diversity in characiformes fishes in the Neotropical São Francisco River Basin, Brazil	5
Connectivity and high genetic diversity in populations of the dog snapper Lutjanus jocu (Lutjanidae: Perciformes) from the South Western Atlantic, recovered with multilocus analysis	5
The impacts of temperature on feeding behaviors in tautog (Family: Labridae; Tautoga onitis)	5
Advisory Editor profile: María Cristina Oddone	5
Correction to: First description of a sex segregated aggregation of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) and the frequency and distribution of mating wounds off the tip of the Baja California Penin	5
Demographic characteristics of sharks in the sublittoral environment of the Turks and Caicos Islands	5
Embryo development indices for the endangered Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis: the role of temperature on incubation time	5
Can angler-assisted broodstock collection programs improve harvest rates of hatchery-produced steelhead?	5
High plasticity in short- and medium-scale movements in two catfish species from the Paraná Basin	5
Climate change or mismanagement?	5
Gill microbiomes accurately predict the geographic origin of bonefish (Albula vulpes) when combined with machine learning models	5
Cascading effects of climate change on recreational marine flats fishes and fisheries	5
Molecular phylogenetics and evolutionary history of Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) species within Barbinae in China	5
Differences in the diversity and community structure of the intestinal microbiota of commercial fishes in the central and southern East China Sea in spring and autumn	5
Correction to: Patterns and consequences of life history diversity in salinity exposure of an estuarine dependent fish	5
Molecular identification of larval sand lance (Ammodytes spp.) caught in the Hudson Bay System 2010–2018	5
Seasonal occurrence and environmental drivers of pelagic shark species in Los Cabos, Mexico, assessed using citizen science	5
A long-term study on the larval distribution of the migratory fish Salminus brasiliensis (Characiformes: Bryconidae) in a dam-free section of the Paraná River, Brazil	5
Fish community structure varies by location and presence of artificial islands: a case study in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario	5
Elasmobranchs of the Mexican Caribbean: biodiversity and conservation status	5
Preliminary insights of a mixed-species shark aggregation: a case study of two carcharhinids from the Mediterranean Sea	5
Persistent declines in sightings of manta and devil rays (Mobulidae) at a global hotspot in southern Mozambique	5
Use of δ15N and δ13C in reconstructing the ontogenetic feeding habits of silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis): reassessing their trophic role in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean	5
Advisory Editor profile: John B. Hume	5
The effects of artificial light at night on the foraging activity of Japanese eels: implications of recreational fishing data	5
Assessing the potential for red tide (Karenia brevis) algal bloom impacts on Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) along the southwestern coast of Florida	4
Commercial harvest and population characteristics of freshwater drum and buffalo Ictiobus spp. in Ohio waters of Lake Erie	4
Advisory Editor profile: Jean C. G. Ortega	4
Advisory Editor profile: Carla Riva-Rossi	4
Advisory Editor profile: Su Sponaugle	4
Visual sensitivity, foraging behavior, and success of walleye (Sander vitreus) under ecologically relevant downwelling light conditions	4
Humans at the top of the food web: are coastal benthic communities at Rapa Nui affected by fishing?	4
The timing of anadromous bull trout migrations in estuarine and marine waters of Puget Sound, Washington	4
Movement patterns of juvenile green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) in the San Francisco Bay Estuary	4
A comparative analysis of European eel’s somatic growth in the coastal lagoon Santo André (Portugal) with growth in other estuaries and freshwater habitats	4
Armour reduction and pelvic girdle loss in a population of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from western Newfoundland, Canada	4
The likely role of urea in delaying the size at first maturity of ureosmotic Chondrichthyes	4
Feeding habits of two shark species: velvet belly, Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) and blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus (Rafinesque, 1810), present in fishing discards in the Gulf of Cádiz	4
Morphological abnormalities in species of the genera Narcine and Pseudobatos (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea) in the Mexican South Pacific	4
Environmental biomonitoring of reef fish community structure with eDNA metabarcoding in the Coral Triangle	4
Temporal genetic variation of the Chinese longsnout catfish (Leiocassis longirostris) in the upper Yangtze River with resource decline	4
Correction to: A preliminary acoustic evaluation of three sites in the lagoon of Bora Bora, French Polynesia	4
A thorough introduction to the sharks of the Great White North	4
Morphological abnormality in thornback ray Raja clavata in the Irish Sea	4
Green morays (Gymnothorax funebris) have sedentary ways in mangrove bays, but also ontogenetic forays to reef enclaves	4
Warmer temperature decreases the maximum length of six species of marine fishes, crustacean, and squid in New Zealand	4
Sampling efforts for determining fish species richness in megadiverse tropical regions	4
Effect of photoperiod on the anxiety of zebrafish	4
Seasonal habitat use of white sucker Catostomus commersonii in a small Boreal lake	4
Coastal freshwater stream fish fauna from a threatened estuarine lagoon complex in northeastern Brazil	4
A thoughtful guide to fisheries ecology and conservation for the next generation	4
Does structural change in the zooplankton community affect larval fish feeding in anthropogenically disturbed tropical waters?	4
Saltwater spawning grounds of sea-run brown trout (Salmo trutta) in tidal waters of a major Norwegian river	4
Advisory Editor profile: Ricardo S. Rosa	4
Impacts of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and ocean acidification on early-life stage estuarine fish	4
Invasive lionfish detected in estuaries in the northern Gulf of Mexico using environmental DNA	4
Chinook salmon prey upon large midwater fish in offshore Pacific Ocean	4
Local fisheries conservation and management works: implications of migrations and site fidelity of Arapaima in the Lower Amazon	4
Correction to: River to river: First evidence of eel movement between distant rivers via the sea	4
Trophic ecology of Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio) in Santa Rosalia, Gulf of California, Mexico	4
Repeated patterns in the body shape of distantly related estuarine and riverine cichlids from Northern Middle America	4