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Movement patterns of adult Sakhalin taimen, Parahucho perryi, between stream habitats of the Bekanbeushi River system, eastern Hokkaido, Japan

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The behavior of endangered adult Sakhalin taimen Parahucho perryi was tracked during 2008–2010 using acoustic telemetry in the Bekanbeushi River system, which flows through eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Movement distances per unit time of tracked P. perryi were compared between mid- and downstream habitats. Results indicated that movement distances were significantly longer in downstream habitats during all seasons. The movement distances in each stream decreased from spring to autumn. Moreover, tracked P. perryi exhibited crepuscular movement patterns; however, patterns were less pronounced in downstream habitats than in up- and midstream habitats. These findings strongly suggested that adult P. perryi exhibit nearly distinctive movement patterns across stream habitats; thus, fish may adopt different foraging tactics in each stream habitat. Fish moved more frequently in spring, which included the post-wintering and post-spawning season, most likely to search for food and more desirable habitat for recovery.

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Acknowledgments

We thank T. Sato, M. Kuribayashi, K. Nakano, and other staff members of the Fisheries Cooperative Association of Akkeshi; S. Takeyama of the Akkeshi-cho Oyster Seedlings Center; and V. E. Leopardas of Hokkaido University for their cooperation and assistance. T. Shibuya and other staff members of the Akkeshi Waterfowl Observation Center; M. Nakaoka and other staff of the Akkeshi Marine Station, Hokkaido University; and many graduate and undergraduate students of Hokkaido University provided a great deal of help during the field study. 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 of Lake Akkeshi and Bekanbeushi Wetland (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. Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Change Analysis, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

    Haruka Kagiwada & Nobuyuki Takahashi

  3. 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., Kagiwada, H., Takahashi, N. et al. Movement patterns of adult Sakhalin taimen, Parahucho perryi, between stream habitats of the Bekanbeushi River system, eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Ichthyol Res 61, 142–151 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-013-0387-2

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