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Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:05 pm
by Jim Powers
Beautiful shots!! I particularly love the chars (Salvelinus)!!
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:35 pm
by Craig_
Agreed! They look very tasty.
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:17 am
by odyssey
Craig_ wrote:Agreed! They look very tasty.
Hi Craig!
They are surely delicious.
Hi everyone!
I introduce several kinds of freshwater fish of Okinawa except Stiphodon this time.
Rhinogobius sp. CB (cross band)
This movie is in Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj7cnSLpUZo
Rhinogobius sp. MO (mozaic)
Rhinogobius sp. DA (dark)
Rhinogobius sp. YB (Yellow Belly)
This Rhinogobius.YB (Yellow Belly) is not a amphidromous grow only in freshwater rivers.
Youtube video clip.
http://youtu.be/NZhpy2ykmlA
Tridentiger kuroiwae and Rhinogobius sp. DA (dark)
Redigobius bikolanus
Awaous melanocephalus
Stenogobius sp
Eleotris fusca
Ophieleotris sp
Microphis (Coelonotus) leiaspis
Ambassis urotaenia
Flagtails (Kuhlia rupestris)
Kuhlia marginata
Giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata)
Japanese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica)
Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium lar)
Youtube
http://youtu.be/B5Ky3Rgy6Cs
Flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:38 am
by plaalye
Wonderful odyssey! Thanks!!
Fairly shrimp
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:10 am
by odyssey
Hi there!
These are the pictures two years ago, but I was able to watch Fairy shrimp in the rice field near my home.
We call Fairy shrimp "HOUNEN EBI" in Japanese.
The meaning is a shrimp bringing a good harvest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_shrimp
The Video clip is uploaded to Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCTLCT1FVQo
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:24 am
by odyssey
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:30 am
by Jim Powers
Those are amazing pictures, odyssey !!
Thanks for sharing!!
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:31 am
by odyssey
Hi Jim, thanks for a comment.
Though there were these videos, I forgot to make links to Youtube.
Lot of cherry salmons were jamping over the water fall.
Oncorhynchus masou (cherry salmon). East part of Hokkaido.
http://youtu.be/m8XFnN9-AXg
Oncorhynchus masou (cherry salmon)
Salvelinus malma(Dolly varden)
Cottus amblystomopsis (Japanese fluvial sculpin)
Barbatula barbatula (Stone loach).East part of Hokkaido.
http://youtu.be/ebWSFmyrET8
Central part of Hokkaido.
Big whitespotted char was hiding in a water fall.
Salvelinus leucomaenis (Whitespotted char)
http://youtu.be/qSN1xX-TbE0
The water temperature here was less than 10 degrees Celsius.
Salvelinus malma(Dolly varden)
Salvelinus leucomaenis (Whitespotted char).East part of Hokkaido.
http://youtu.be/MSuvGw5KR_I
Dolly varden here has very low wariness.
Salvelinus malma(Dolly varden).Central part of Hokkaido.
http://youtu.be/2zivzE1EFxo
The daces which swam over algae of the light green were very fantastic.
Tribolodon sachalinensis (Japanese dace or Freshwater minnow)
Barbatula barbatula (Stone loach).Central part of Hokkaido.
http://youtu.be/CKCnif54vjo
Many lStone loaches grazed algae.
Barbatula barbatula (Stone loach)
Cottus nozawae (Japanese fluvial sculpin).Central part of Hokkaido.
http://youtu.be/wdTA7h9puM4
The lamprey goes into the sand immediately. Therefore the photography was difficult.
Lethenteron reissner (lamprey).Central part of Hokkaido.
http://youtu.be/ghxvN5gspZw
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:23 pm
by Jim Powers
Fantastic videos! It amazes me how close you can get to these fish.
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:06 pm
by The Angry Loach
Such beautiful fish from such a beautiful country. However, you can keep the creepy crawlies!! Those prawn are terrifying! I'll never step foot in the waters of japan! ;A;
Keep taking these amazing pictures!
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:23 pm
by odyssey
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:33 pm
by shuwae
Wonderful photos! I'm jealous you are able to see all these beautiful fish in their habitat, especially the Niwaella delicata. Always looking forward to new photos
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Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:33 am
by aussieJJDude
Wow, what beautiful photos of fabulous fishes in their native habitat. All that moss, makes me want to go to japan and steal a bunch!
You certainly are awesomely artistic, these photos should be in a gallery!
4 branches of Kiso-River basin
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:19 am
by odyssey
Re: Freshwater fishes in Japan(4)
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:24 pm
by Kajsa12
Great photos, Odyssey.
It's nice to see the different patterns on Niwaella delicata.