An Annotated List of the Marine and Brackish-Water Ichthyofauna of Aniva Bay (Sea of Okhotsk, Sakhalin Island): 1. Petromyzontidae−Agonidae Families

Abstract

Based on a critical analysis of literature data for the past 200 years and the results of our own multiyear studies, an annotated list of marine, brackish-water, and anadromous (migratory) fish found in Aniva Bay (southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk, southern part of Sakhalin Island) is given: 274 species (against 164 previously mentioned) in three classes, 22 orders, 67 families, 161 genera. For a number of species, information is provided on collection specimens that confirm their presence within the studied water area. For each species, Latin and English names, taxonomic remarks, information on conservation status, ecology, abundance and commercial importance are given. The first part provides brief information about the history of the study and geographical and climatic-oceanographic characteristics of the bay as well as the first 137 species of the annotated list, represented by 83 genera, 35 families, and 19 orders.