title: Ichthyofauna of the Kubo, Tochikura, and Ichinono river systems (Kitakami River drainage, northern Japan), with a comparison of predicted and surveyed species richness.
abstract: The potential fish species pool of the Kubo, Tochikura, and Ichinono river systems (tributaries of the Iwai River, Kitakami River drainage), Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, was compared with the observed ichthyofauna by using historical records and new field surveys. Based on the literature survey, the potential species pool comprised 24 species/subspecies but only 20, including 7 non-native taxa, were recorded during the fieldwork. The absence during the survey of 11 species/subspecies from the potential species pool suggested either that sampling effort was insufficient, or that accurate determination of the potential species pool was hindered by lack of biogeographic data and ecological data related to the habitat use of the species. With respect to freshwater fish conservation in the area, Lethenteronreissneri, Carassiusauratusbuergeri, Pseudorasborapumila, Tachysurustokiensis, Oryziaslatipes, and Cottusnozawae are regarded as priority species, and Cyprinusrubrofuscus, Pseudorasboraparva, and Micropterussalmoides as targets for removal.
authors.affiliation: Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Kanagawa, Japan ; The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.affiliation: National Museum of Nature and Science, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakae
authors.affiliation: Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Senou
keywords: Act on the Promotion of Nature Restoration; identification; nature restoration committee; potential species pool