Ichthyological Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Ichthyological Research is 1. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
The genetic population structure and diversity of the endangered bittering Pseudorhodeus tanago revealed by SNP markers15
Divergent developmental trajectories of body depth and head length among stickleback populations10
Life histories of poeciliid fishes: searching for a size-dependent trade-off between number and size of offspring9
Wide variation in fin darkness of the Siberian brook lamprey Lethenteron reissneri inferred from image analysis8
Spawning behaviour of lake charr, Salvelinus umbla, in an Alpine Austrian stream: evolutionary insights7
Chelidoperca pulchella and C. pollux, two new perchlet species (Serranidae) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean7
Taxonomic review of the dottyback genus Pseudoplesiops in Japanese waters, with descriptions of two new species (Pseudochromidae: Pseudoplesiopinae)7
Scorpaenopsis gigas, a new Indo-West Pacific species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae)6
Allopatric divergence contributes to the population differentiation of Coilia nasus in the upper reach of Yangtze River6
Fish mortality following sudden cold snap in Okinawa-jima Island, Japan6
A new species of bigeye, Priacanthus gracilis (Perciformes: Priacanthidae), from eastern Australia5
Climate change and Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in North America: modelling possible changes in range with different climate scenarios and interspecific interactions5
A rare case of abnormal hyperpigmentation in a freshwater sardine, Triportheus auritus (Characiformes, Triportheidae) from the Amazon basin, Brazil5
Genomic reconsideration of fish non-monophyly: why cannot we simply call them all ‘fish’?5
Laboratory-reared larvae and juveniles of three species of the genus Bathygobius (Gobiidae)5
Many losers and a few winners: polymorphic life-history of non-native largemouth bass is explained by ontogenetic diet shift and prey growth rate4
Review of Apistus (Synanceiidae: Apistinae) with description of a new species from the Arabian Sea and taxonomic status of Apistus balnearum Ogilby 1910, a junior synonym of Apistops caloundra (De Vis4
Two new species of Aulotrachichthys (Beryciformes: Trachichthyidae) from the northwestern Pacific4
Habitat segregation and rare hybridization between Gasterosteus aculeatus and Gasterosteus nipponicus around the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea4
Genetic population structure of two catadromous flagtail species, Kuhlia marginata and Kuhlia rupestris, in Japan4
A new species of Acentrogobius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Indo-West Pacific, with a revised diagnosis for Acentrogobius suluensis (Herre 1927)4
Annual habitat use of Japanese giant perch, Akame (Lates japonicus), using biotelemetry in Uranouchi Bay, Kochi, Japan3
Salinity tolerance and early survival of F1 hatchlings crossbred between amphidromous and landlocked strains of ayu under experimental condition3
Taxonomic re-examination of Japanese brook lampreys of the genus Lethenteron with descriptions of two new species, Lethenteron satoi sp. nov. and Lethenteron hattai sp. nov., and re-description of Let3
A sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) excavated from a prehistoric site in the Goto Islands provides insight into the genetic background of the disappeared Japanese mainland population3
Applications for awards in 20263
Mating system and female mate choice of Enneapterygius etheostoma (Tripterygiidae) in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan3
Chimaera stellata, a new species described from the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the redescription of Chimaera owstoni Tanaka 1905 (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeridae)3
Indel variation in the mitochondrial ND5 region supports monophyly of the tribe Hippoglossoidini (sensu Vinnikov et al. 2018) within the family Pleuronectidae3
Taxonomic review of the Neomerinthe bucephalus species group (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae), with description of a new species from Vanuatu3
The genus Ophiocara (Teleostei: Butidae) in Japan, with descriptions of two new species3
A new species of Synodus from southern Japan, with a redescription of Synodus usitatus Cressey 1981 (Teleostei: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae)3
Redescription of Ocosia fasciata Matsubara 1943 (Synanceiidae: Tetraroginae), with revised diagnoses for O. spinosa, O. vespa and O. zaspilota3
Marine organisms transported by seabirds may contribute significantly to Arctic charr diet in coastal High-Arctic lakes3
Morphological and genetic identification of Bathyuroconger parvibranchialis (Anguilliformes: Congridae) leptocephali from Kuroshio Extension3
Re-description of the holotype of Lefua sayu (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae), and comments on its generic attribution3
Description of a new species of Acanthoplesiops (Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae) from the Kerama Islands, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan3
Influence of hydrological environments on the spawning behavior of landlocked amago salmon in the headwater streams of the Tendani River, Japan2
Synchronous decline of native bitterling population detected from 9 years of survey in rivers and agricultural ditches around Lake Kasumigaura, Japan2
Ilyophis singularis (Synaphobranchidae; Ilyophinae), a new deep-sea eel from the South China Sea2
Does predation pressure alter the visual properties of prey? An assessment of the guppy Poecilia reticulata2
ISJ meeting, Fukuoka, 6–9 September 20242
Correction to: Rhamphocottus nagaakii (Cottoidea: Rhamphocottidae), a new species of grunt sculpin from the northwestern Pacific, with notes on the phylogeography of the genus Rhamphocottus2
The origin and population divergence of Parabotia curtus (Botiidae: Cypriniformes), a relict loach in Japan2
Histological notes on diandric protogyny in the freckled hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri (Cirrhitidae) from Kuchierabu-jima Island, Japan2
Phylogenomics of the critically endangered Harttiella (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) based on complete mitochondrial genomes2
Two new species of the deepwater cardinalfish genus Epigonus (Epigonidae) from deep reefs off Curaçao, southern Caribbean2
The genetic distinctiveness of Lethenteron satoi (Petromyzontidae) confirmed by nuclear SNP markers2
Applications for the 2027 Awards of the Ichthyological Society of Japan2
Lepidotrigla smithii Regan 1905, a senior synonym of Lepidotrigla kishinouyi Snyder 1911 (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Triglidae)2
Taxonomic revision of the genus Equulites Fowler 1904 (Acanthuriformes: Leiognathidae)2
Maturation and spawning of Japanese codling Physiculus japonicus2
The hammerhead shark's cephalofoil reduces fluid moments during turning motion2
Obituary2
Reproductive ecology, age, and growth of the Kidako moray Gymnothorax kidako from Tateyama Bay, Chiba, Japan2
ISJ meeting, Tokyo, 21–24 November 20252
Genetic and body-shape divergence of the ricefish Oryzias nigrimas between populations in Lake Poso and the outflowing Poso River, Sulawesi, Indonesia2
Mature adults of the blackedge greeneye Chlorophthalmus nigromarginatus (Aulopiformes, Chlorophthalmidae) collected from the Okinawa Trough, Japan2
Decision-making process of biting in lesser moray eel (Gymnothorax minor): the primacy of tactile stimuli1
Midwinter feeding habits of co-occurring planktonic larvae of Lateolabrax japonicus and Sebastiscus marmoratus in Tango Bay, Sea of Japan1
Effective environmental DNA collection for an endangered catfish species: testing for habitat and daily periodicity1
Obituary: Akira Goto (1947–2024)1
Monophyly and re-definition of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Parascorpaena Bleeker 1876 (Scorpaenidae)1
Rushing and spawning behavior of the Kidako moray Gymnothorax kidako1
A new cusk-eel, Sirembo quinquefasciatus (Ophidiiformes: Ophidiidae) from the southern South China Sea1
Microichthys grandis, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish from off Ireland, northeastern Atlantic Ocean (Teleostei: Epigonidae)1
Helcogramma flammata, a new species of triplefin (Blenniiformes: Tripterygiidae) from southern Japan1
A new ricefish, Oryzias moramoensis (Adrianichthyidae), described from a mountain waterfall in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia1
Ambassis octava, a new glass-perchlet species (Teleostei: Ovalentaria: Ambassidae) from Peninsular Malaysia1
Food habits of fishes in salt marsh estuaries in the western Seto Inland Sea, Japan1
Gobiodon spadix, a new coral goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from southern Japan1
Vanderhorstia supersaiyan sp. nov. (Perciformes: Gobiidae) collected from the twilight zone off Ishigaki-jima Island, Okinawa, Japan1
Identification of the holotype of Pleuronectes chrysopterus Bloch and Schneider 1801 as a species of Platichthys (Pleuronectidae), not Pseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton 1822) (Paralichthyidae)1
The taxonomic status of the lizardfishes Saurida elongata (Temminck and Schlegel 1846) and S. eso Jordan and Herre 1907 with comments on the validity of S. argyrophanes (Richardson 1846)1
Thirteen-year monitoring reveals that Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) has an annual feeding rhythm and a prolonged fasting period1
Age and growth of long-lived individuals of the fluvial eight barbel loach, Lefua torrentis, in the upper stream of the Kako River system, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan1
Species diversity and phylogeography of the Australoheros autrani group (Teleostei, Cichlidae) in eastern Brazil1
A new species of ninespine stickleback, Pungitius nakamurai (Gasterosteiformes, Gasterosteidae), endemic to Honshu Island, Japan1
Fish assemblage structures in planted seagrass habitats, compared with natural seagrass habitats: a field experiment in an intertidal bay in Trang, southern Thailand1
Ecological characteristics of Japanese eels in Hokkaido, the northern edge of their distribution1
Species composition, abundance, distribution, and some biological aspects of skates (Chondrichthyes; Rajiformes) on the Pacific continental slope off the Tohoku District, northern Japan1
Longitudinal structuring of stream-fish assemblages: is niche partitioning observed in two-species systems applicable to three-species systems?1
Fluid dynamic properties of shark caudal fin morphology and its relationship to habitats1
Preface: the 10th International Charr Symposium held in Nikko, Japan1
Guanine-type choroidal tapeta in the eyes of two deep-sea sharks; frilled shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus and sharpnose sevengill shark Heptranchias perlo (Hexanchiformes)1
Exploring particulate foraging as adaptive tactics amidst competitive grazing dynamics in Ryukyu-ayu Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis1
A new lacustrine ricefish from central Sulawesi, with a redescription of Oryzias marmoratus (Teleostei: Adrianichthyidae)1
Reconstruction of the native distribution range of a Japanese cryptic dojo loach species (Misgurnus sp. Type I sensu Okada et al. 2017): has the Type I loach dispersed beyond the Blakiston’s Line?1
Podothecus hamlini: redescription, distribution and differences from P. veternus (Perciformes: Cottoidei: Agonidae)1
Cusk-eel confusion: revisions of larval Luciobrotula and Pycnocraspedum and re-descriptions of two bythitid larvae (Ophidiiformes)1
A heatwave-related mortality event of endangered Sakhalin taimen Parahucho perryi in northern Hokkaido, Japan1
Ontogenic coloration patterns of the clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum (Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae)1
Process of gametogenesis in golden venus chub, Hemigrammocypris neglecta (Cyprinidae), with special regard to the comparison in initiation pattern of gametogenesis with other cyprinids1
Lack of genetic differentiation between two sympatric lacustrine morpho-species within the Astyanax (Characidae: Teleostei) genus, Mexico1
Papers published in Japanese Journal of Ichthyology1
Type status and taxonomic accounts for Ambiserrula jugosa (McCulloch 1914) and Inegocia harrisii (McCulloch 1914) (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae)1
Sebastapistes monospina, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean1
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