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Aquatic Animals
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Original article
Comparative study of capture methods for the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in wetlands
Matsuo, S., Ohba, S., Yoshikawa, N, Fujioka, Y., Maibara, S., Kasuya, T., Yamamoto, T., Hashimoto, K., Terasaki, K., Murakawa, A.
6 January 2026	AA2026-1
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-1
Original article
Cryptic diversity, erroneous species identification, sequencing errors, or shadows of nuclear mitochondrial DNA segments (NUMTs)? A case study in Panulirus lobsters
Chow, S., Borsa, P.
9 January 2026	AA2026-2
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-2
Original article
Successful reproduction in freshwater mussels within a conservation pond by the endangered bitterling Rhodeus atremius suigensis maintained for 30 years via artificial insemination
Shigemasa, K., Kanzaki, S., Takahashi, T., Sato, T., Furumoto, S., Moriuchi, K., Nakata, K.
16 January 2026	AA2026-3
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-3
Original article
Distributional record of Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 1853 (Dytiscidae) from Akita Prefecture, Japan
Uchida, D., Iwata, Y., Osafune, Y., Watanabe, K.
17 January 2026	AA2026-4
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-4
Original article
Records of the hermit crabs and their parasitic crustaceans in Sado Island
Kajimoto, A., Shinoda, H., Tsunoda, K., Kuwahara, R., Natsukawa, K., Toyota, K.
20 January 2026	AA2026-5
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-5
Original article
Molecular phylogenetic relationships of Eptatretus species in Japanese waters
Maki, S., Baba, R., Maezawa, N., Ichinoseki, S., Saruwatari, T., Sugiyama, H., Kitano, T.
30 January 2026	AA2026-6
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-6
Short paper
Searching for land hermit crabs using artificial debris as shells on Ishigakijima Island, Japan
Fukuda, K., Hamasaki, K., Murata, R., Miura, T., Dan, S.
31 January 2026	AA2026-7
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-7
Corrected article
Corrected version: Impact of the invasive signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, on native salmonids, Oncorhynchus keta and Oncorhynchus masou, in Hokkaido, Japan
Kannno, T., Yamamoto, A., Machida, Y., Kanaiwa, M.
4 February 2026	AA2026-8
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-8
Original article
Species identification of egg masses of snailfish (Liparidae) collected from Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan, with notes on their spawning substrates and larval and juvenile morphology
Hibino, M., Kai, Y.
5 February 2026	AA2026-9
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-9
Original article
Low-cost and practical rearing method for the freshwater unionid mussel Beringiana fukuharai I. Evaluation of the soil and organic materials
Yashima, Y., Fujita, M., Nakanishi, R., Kitagawa, T.
19 February 2026	AA2026-10
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-10
Original article
Rhinogobius brunneus collected from Hachijo-jima island: first specimen-based records of the genus Rhinogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in the Izu Islands, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Oyama, D., Saito, H., Fukatani, M., Arao, K., Suzuki, T., Senou, H.
21 February 2026	AA2026-11
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-11
Original article
Microstructure of otoliths in larval and juvenile Shishamo smelt Spirinchus lanceolatus, a cold-water fish species
Yoshida, T., Nakaya, M., Kondo, Y., Nii, H., Ataka, J., Hasegawa, R., Okada, N., Takatsu, T.
22 February 2026	AA2026-12
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-12
Data paper
Inventory and faunal characteristics of benthic animals in the Jūniko Lakes, Shirakami Mountains, northern Japan
Ohtaka, A., Kimura, N.
23 February 2026	AA2026-13
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-13
Short paper
Endangered freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera laevis with epilithic red alga found in a small stream on the Noto Peninsula, Japan
Kishi, D.
25 February 2026	AA2026-14
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-14
Original article
First record of the fish parasitic crustacean Cinusa nippon (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from the Seto Inland Sea
Tsunoda, K., Kashima, R., Aratani, Y., Toyota, K.
25 February 2026	AA2026-15
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-15
Short paper
Redescription of the rarely encountered starfish Ctenophoraster donghaiensis (Asteroidea: Paxillosida) from Japan
Kobayashi, I., Azuma, T., Nishi, K., Kodama, M.
6 March 2026	AA2026-16
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-16
Original article
Additional records of Luciogobius pallidus and Luciogobius cf. albus in Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Okamura, K., Yamashita, R., Matsunaga, T., Tachibana, M., Ota, K., Takahashi, H., Kai, Y., Endo, H.
7 March 2026	AA2026-17
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-17
Original article
Additional records of Synodus pacificus (Teleostei: Aulopiformes) in the western Pacific Ocean
Furuhashi, R., Motomura, H.
12 March 2026	AA2026-18
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-18
Short paper
Argulus coregoni (Crustacea: Branchiura: Argulidae) parasitic on a freshwater minnow Opsariichthys platypus (Cypriniformes: Xenocyprididae) in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Kamite, Y., Kamite, N., Yokoi, H.
17 March 2026	AA2026-19
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-19
Original article
The clingfish Aspasma ubauo from the Oki Islands, the first record in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Kashima, R., Tsunoda, K., Fukumoto, Y., Tamaki, S., Kai, Y., Toyota, K.
20 March 2026	AA2026-20
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-20
Short paper
On the capacity for desiccation-tolerant egg production in the ostracod Heterocypris spadix
Kakui, K., Munakata, M.
22 March 2026	AA2026-21
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-21
Short paper
First record of Ericiolumnus symbioticus Ng and Rahayu, 2020 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Pilumnidae) from Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan
Maenosono, T., Saeki, T.
27 March 2026	AA2026-22
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-22
Short paper
Specimen record of Armina papillata from the tidal flat Hachi-no-higata, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Tsunoda, K., Fukumoto, Y., Toyota, K.
5 April 2026	AA2026-23
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-23
Original article
Seasonal variations in fish fauna and estuarine utilization by fish in the Onosato River estuary, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Tsuchida, K., Inoue, H., Kajimura, M., Hirashima, K.
12 April 2026	AA2026-24
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-24
Short paper
Additional records of Tachysurus nudiceps (Sauvage, 1883) (Siluriformes: Bagridae), from the Tsurumi River, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Udaka, T., Yasuhara, S.
18 April 2026	AA2026-25
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-25
Original article
Distribution records of two species of the ghost shrimps genus Neocallichirus (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Callichiridae) from Honshu and/or Shikoku districts, central to western Japan, with notes on the current statuses of populations
Yamashita, R., Kyotani, S.
19 April 2026	AA2026-26
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-26
Original article
First records of Potamalpheops yamakawai Yamashita, Komai & Koreeda, 2024 from four prefectures along the Pacific coast of Japan, with notes on its habitats
Kyotani, S., Yamakawa, U., Takiyama, N., Yamashita, R.
23 April 2026	AA2026-27
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-27
Short paper
New distribution records of two water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan
Kato, A.
1 May 2026	AA2026-28
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-28
Short paper
Records of Acheilognathus cyanostigma collected from the Monobe and Watari River systems in Kochi Prefecture based on specimens deposited in the Lake Biwa Museum
Taniguchi, R., Ota, K., Kanamitsu, J., Takeyama, T.
4 May 2026	AA2026-29
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-29
Original article
Additional records of the coastal tank goby, Glossogobius laticeps (Gobiidae: Gobiinae), in East Asia, including its northernmost occurrence
Kurihara, T., Ogata, Y., Saito, H.
4 May 2026	AA2026-30
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-30
Short paper
Nucleotide sequence analysis of the entire mitochondrial DNA control region reveals very low level of genetic differentiation in Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
Chow, S., Yanagimoto, T., Suyama, S.
9 May 2026	AA2026-31
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-31
Original article
Parturition in captivity of the viviparous surfperch Ditrema temminckii temminckii from Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Takagi, M., Miura, T.
13 May 2026	AA2026-32
https://doi.org/10.34394/aquaticanimals.2026.0_AA2026-32