Unauthorized Stocking of an Endangered Bitterling <i>Acheilognathus typus</i> in an Irrigation Pond Detected and Substantiated by Biological and Human Lines of Evidence
<i>Acheilognathus typus</i>, an endangered bitterling, was captured in an irrigation pond in the northern part of Niigata prefecture, Japan, in 2019. This bitterling species had once occupied that region. Its absence for years indicated the possible extinction of the bitterling there. We...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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Series: | Fishes |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/4/150 |