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New Fish Species in Water Bodies of Northeastern European Russia

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Changes in the composition of ichthyofauna of northeastern European Russia under the effect of biological invasions are analyzed. It is shown that alien invader fish species appeared in the water bodies of the region as a result of acclimatization measures (the Far Eastern pink salmon and Pechora peled in the White Sea basin, the Northern Dvina sterlet and Siberian sturgeon in the Pechora River), intentional (the pike perch) or accidental introduction (the Chinese sleeper), and expansion of species from the Caspian Sea (the white-eye bream and asp) or the Baltic Sea (asp). The results of analysis of long-term changes in the freshwater ichthyofauna show that the appearance of alien fish species in the water bodies of northeastern European Russia has led to an increase in the diversity of ichthyofauna, trophic competition with native species, deterioration of the fishery status an increased mortality risk for juvenile Atlantic salmon, and potential aggravation of the epizootic situation in the lower reaches of the Northern Dvina River. At the same time, the successful acclimatization of the Pechora peled in the White Sea basin has made it possible to develop a scheme for organizing full-cycle lake coregonid farms with the formation of peled brood stocks and local whitefish polyculture. Sturgeon species naturalized in the Onega and Pechora rivers may subsequently diversify the list of commercial fish species.

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This research was performed under state assignment no. 0332-2019-0001 “Study of the Patterns of the Formation of Freshwater Ichthyofauna in northeastern European Russia under Changing Climate Conditions and under the Effect of Anthropogenic Factors” (AAAA-A19-119011690119-9).

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Novoselov, A.P. New Fish Species in Water Bodies of Northeastern European Russia. Russ J Ecol 51, 557–564 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413620060077

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