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Features of Biology of Tonlesapia tsukawakii (Actinopterygii, Callionymidae) in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

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Tonlesapia tsukawakii Motomura et Mukai, 2006 is an endemic freshwater representative of the family Callionymidae (Teleostei: Perciformes: Callionymidei) living in the Mekong River. According to the materials of studies conducted in 2018–2022, the occurrence of the species in catches in the Mekong Delta averaged 20.7%, the proportion in terms of abundance was 2.6%, in terms of weight, 0.6%. The maximum values of the species parameters were 81.2 ind./effort and 176.2 g/effort, respectively. The abundance of fish significantly decreased in the conditions of low content of dissolved oxygen and on a substrate with plant residues. The sex ratio of T. tsukawakii was 1.0 : 3.1 with a stable prevalence of females, which distinguishes the species from other representatives of the family. Females have larger sizes compared to males and they gain weight faster. The fecundity of the species was determined for the first time; the average number of mature oocytes was 2950 psc. During a low-water period, callanoid copepods of the family Pseudodiaptomidae mainly represented by Pseudodiaptomus dauglishi Sewell, 1932 were the main food items of T. tsukawakii.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We would like to thank the colleagues from the Southern Branch of the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological Center for comprehensive assistance in conducting research. We thank I.Yu. Prusova, an employee of the Institute of Biology of the Sourthern Seas for assistance in identifying food items.

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The study was carried out within the framework of the theme Ecolan E-3.4 “The ecosystem of the Mekong River in the conditions of global climate change and anthropogenic impact” and partly within the framework of the state task of the Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, no. FNNZ-2024-0027 “Biodiversity as the basis for the sustainable functioning of marine ecosystems, criteria and scientific principles for its conservation.”

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    E. P. Karpova, I. I. Chesnokova, I. V. Vdodovich, S. V. Kurshakov & E. R. Abliazov

  2. Southern Branch, Joint Russia-Vietnam Tropical Research and Technological Center, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

    E. P. Karpova, I. I. Chesnokova, S. V. Kurshakov, E. R. Abliazov,  Cu Nguyen Dinh &  Duong Thi Kim Chi

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Karpova, E.P., Chesnokova, I.I., Vdodovich, I.V. et al. Features of Biology of Tonlesapia tsukawakii (Actinopterygii, Callionymidae) in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. J. Ichthyol. 64, 99–107 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945224010028

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