Ichthyological Research

Papers
(The TQCC of Ichthyological Research is 2. 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
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
Spawning behaviour of lake charr, Salvelinus umbla, in an Alpine Austrian stream: evolutionary insights7
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
Scorpaenopsis gigas, a new Indo-West Pacific species of scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae)6
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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