Erratum to: Fish Sci (2013) 79:407–416 DOI 10.1007/s12562-013-0611-z

In the original publication of this article, Fig. 5 caption should read as given below:

Fig. 5 Photographs showing Nessorhamphus (37.8 cm) (a), Derichthys (24.1 cm) (b), a male Anguilla japonica spawning-condition eel (58.5 cm) (c), and a male Anguilla marmorata (45.7 cm) (d), all of which were caught by pelagic trawls [3, 4, 5] in the spawning area region. Photos: Fisheries Agency, Japan (a, b), Fisheries Research Agency (c, d)