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A review of the origins of endemic species in Lake Biwa with special reference to the goby fish, Chaenogobius isaza

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Paleolimnology and the Reconstruction of Ancient Environments

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The 1400 m deep drilling of Lake Biwa has revealed that the lake probably originated ca. 5 · 106 yr ago. After a geographic shift to its present position, and by more than 3.105 yr ago, it had become a large and deep lake. The considerable longevity, large size and high diversity of habitats of this lake are considered to have contributed to its high abundance of endemic taxa. These taxa fall into two categories: (1) relict species of the Asiatic continent, higher latitude or marine origin; (2) species differentiated in the lake from littoral-lacustrine species, and having adapted to habitats peculiar to Lake Biwa. I discuss some of these endemic organisms, briefly review recent investigations on fossil organisms of the lake, and more fully discuss the origin of a representative endemic species, the pelagic gobiid fish Chaenogobius isaza Tanaka. This species is regarded as having differentiated from some littoral Chaenogobius species, creating a novel niche in the open water area after Lake Biwa was established as a deep lake.

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Takahashi, S. (1990). A review of the origins of endemic species in Lake Biwa with special reference to the goby fish, Chaenogobius isaza . In: Davis, R.B. (eds) Paleolimnology and the Reconstruction of Ancient Environments. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2655-4_16

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