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Life history and migration of Sakhalin taimen, Hucho perryi, caught from Lake Akkeshi in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, as revealed by Sr:Ca ratios of otoliths

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Microchemical analysis of the strontium (Sr) and calcium (Ca) ratios of otoliths was conducted to determine the life history and migration of anadromous Sakhalin taimen, Hucho perryi. In 2008 and 2009, 10 specimens were sampled from Lake Akkeshi in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Our results indicated that some specimens migrated to brackish waters during their early life histories. Because the Sr:Ca ratios of the specimens in this study were all less than those of specimens from Sakhalin Island during a previous study, specimens from Lake Akkeshi may have migrated to brackish water, or may have remained in the ocean for only a short period.

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Acknowledgments

We thank T. Sato and other staff members at the Fisheries Cooperative Association of Akkeshi, and S. Takeyama, E. Yamaha, and M. Ichimura for their cooperation in capturing and supplying sample fish. We also thank M. Kaeriyama, H. Seo, and the students and staff of Arai’s Laboratory at the International Coastal Research Center, University of Tokyo, for their support and help with the analysis of otoliths, and K. Edo and K. Nomoto for their valuable advice. This study was supported by a grant-in-aid from the Foundation of River & Watershed Environment Management, Japan (No. 20-1215-1) and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research into Lake Akkeshi and Bekanbeushi Wetlands (No. 23).

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  1. Akkeshi Marine Station, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Aikappu, Akkeshi, Hokkaido, 088-1113, Japan

    Kentaro Honda

  2. International Coastal Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2-106-1 Akahama, Otsuchi, Kamihei, Iwate, 028-1102, Japan

    Takaomi Arai

  3. Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Change Analysis, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

    Nobuyuki Takahashi

  4. Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Change Analysis, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

    Kazushi Miyashita

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Honda, K., Arai, T., Takahashi, N. et al. Life history and migration of Sakhalin taimen, Hucho perryi, caught from Lake Akkeshi in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, as revealed by Sr:Ca ratios of otoliths. Ichthyol Res 57, 416–421 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-010-0174-2

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