List of issues > Series «Biology. Ecology». 2009. Vol. 2
History of studies, species composition, morphology and distribution of minnows from the genus Rhynchocypris (Cyprinidae) on Sakhalin Island
Author(s)
V. D. Nikitin, S. N. Safronov
Abstract
First for Sakhalin Island, three new species of minnow are described and a complete list including 6 species (Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, Rh. perenurus, Rh. czekanowski, Rh. lagowskii, Rh. mantschuricus, Rh. sachalinensis, and Phoxinus phoxinus) is presented. A specific belonging of the two lake minnow subspecies is determined. The new data on morphology, sexual and ecological-geographical variability and distribution are obtained.
Keywords
inland water bodies, minnows, diagnosis, morphology, distribution
UDC
597.554.3