Deep-Sea Fish Fauna on the Seamounts of Southern Japan with Taxonomic Notes on the Observed Species by Keita Koeda, Soutarou Takashima, Takehisa Yamakita, Shinji Tsuchida, Yoshihiro Fujiwara

“…During the expedition, 20 orders and 51 families of 81 deep-sea fish species were observed, including several potentially undescribed species, new genus or species records from Japanese waters, new depth records, new ecological information, and several rare fishes. …”
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Optimization of environmental DNA analysis using pumped deep-sea water for the monitoring of fish biodiversity by Takao Yoshida, Masaru Kawato, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Yuriko Nagano, Shinji Tsuchida, Akinori Yabuki

“…Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding analysis provides a useful method for estimating the biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems but has rarely been applied to the study of deep-sea fish communities. In this study, we utilized pumped deep-sea water for the continuous monitoring of deep-sea fish communities by eDNA metabarcoding. …”
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