Feeding Habits of Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides in Lakes Shorenji and Nishinoko, Central Japan.

Yodo, Taiga; Kimura, Seishi

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“…In the study area, eight of the 15 observed species were cyprinid fish. Moreover, a characteristic feeding habit of largemouth bass in Japanese water bodies is the preference for Gobiidae such as certain species of Rhinogobius (Yodo and Kimura, 1998;Kuge et al, 2004;Tsunoda et al, 2008Tsunoda et al, , 2009, Tridentiger obscurus and R. giurinus (Azuma and Motomura, 1998) or T. brevispinis (Tsunoda et al, 2009). In the control ponds, species composition was characterized by the loach whose population number did not decrease during the study period.…”

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Change of fish fauna in ponds after eradication of invasive piscivorous largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in north‐eastern Japan

Tsunoda

Mitsuo

Ohira

et al. 2010

Aquatic Conservation

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ABSTRACT1. The change in fish fauna was monitored in ponds within irrigation systems in Iwate prefecture, north-eastern Japan to evaluate the effectiveness of eradicating the invasive piscivorous largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides.2. Eleven study ponds were categorized into three pond groups: bass-dwelling (n 5 3), bass-eradicated (n 5 3) and non-invaded ponds (n 5 5).3. Species richness and diversity, which temporally decreased in bass-dwelling ponds, increased in basseradicated ponds. Furthermore, in bass-eradicated ponds, the mean numbers of topmouth minnow and freshwater goby were gradually restored, but in bass-dwelling ponds the numbers decreased and both species eventually disappeared.4. Although the eradication of piscivorous invaders is helpful for restoring fish species diversity in ponds, its effectiveness varies among species, and other alien fish such as the rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus) often invade and proliferate in the bass-eradicated ponds.5. To ensure successful restoration of native biota and avoid undesirable results, it is necessary to plan and implement continuous monitoring and adaptive management after eradication of alien predators.

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Change of fish fauna in ponds after eradication of invasive piscivorous largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in north‐eastern Japan

Tsunoda

Mitsuo

Ohira

et al. 2010

Aquatic Conservation

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“…As the three-lips and largemouth bass have similar diets (i.e., mainly forage on ayu, cypinids and gobids) in allopatric environments in Japan (three-lips, Tanaka, 1964;Kurita et al, 2008;Sano, 2012;largemouth bass, Azuma and Motomura, 1998;Yodo and Kimura, 1998;Kuge et al, 2004;Tsunoda et al, 2009;Sugiura and Taguchi, 2011;Taguchi et al, 2014), their food niches could overlap. Thus, food resource competition between the two species has been a concern where they are sympatric (MOE, 2010).…”

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“…One study conducted a DNA analysis of bass feces and found proportionally higher consumption of three-lips juveniles by largemouth bass (Sugiura and Taguchi, 2011); however, food resource competition between these two species has not been reported. Previous studies showed Amur three-lips and largemouth bass have similar diets (i.e., mainly consumed fish preys) in allopatric environments in Japan (three-lips, Tanaka, 1964;Kurita et al, 2008;Sano, 2012;largemouth bass, Azuma and Motomura, 1998;Yodo and Kimura, 1998;Kuge et al, 2004;Tsunoda et al, 2009;Sugiura and Taguchi, 2011;Taguchi et al, 2014) and a stable isotope analysis indicated a similarity in those species trophic levels in Lake Biwa (Okuda et al, 2012). Therefore, largemouth bass could negatively affect the three-lips as a potential competitor for food resources, while no study has directly observed and compared the diets of the two species.…”

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Comparison of food habits between native Amur three-lips (Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris) and non-native largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Lake Biwa, Japan

Tsunoda

Urano

Ohira

2015

Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim.

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-The Amur three-lips (Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris) is an endemic subspecies in Japan and native to the river systems of the Lake Biwa-Yodo River. The population of three-lips in Lake Biwa has decreased, primarily due to habitat degradation and introduction by competitive, non-native predators, such as largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). However, the effects of bass introduction on the three-lips are unclear. We investigated the food habits of the three-lips and compared them with those of sympatric nonnative largemouth bass in Lake Biwa. A total of 145 three-lips and 178 largemouth bass were sampled during the summer and fall of 2013. Fish prey, particularly ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis), was predominant in the three-lips diet, followed by terrestrial insects. Decapods (i.e., prawn and shrimp), ayu and demersal fish (e.g., gobids) composed a substantial proportion of bass diets. No significant dietary overlaps were found between the two predators. Our results suggest that differences in food habits between the two species may result from differences in feeding behavior; the three-lips is a mobile predator that forages mainly on nektonic and suspended food, whereas largemouth bass is an ambush predator that forages on both nektonic and benthic prey. We referred the results of three-lips diets in Lake Biwa in a previous study and suggest that changes in fish fauna, due to introduction by non-native largemouth bass, may have affected prey availability for the three-lips.

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“…Introduced bass feed on a wide variety of aquatic organisms (e.g., fish, crustaceans, and insects), but individuals tend to shift to piscivory as they grow (Yoshizawa et al 1980;Shinya and Watanabe 1990;Maehata 1992;Azuma and Motomura 1998;Yodo and Kimura 1998). Although growth rates vary among localities (Yodo and Kimura 1996), they fall within the ranges observed in North American populations (Bennet 1937;McCaig and Mullan 1960;Smagula and Adelman 1983).…”

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Predicting Invasions of North American Basses in Japan Using Native Range Data and a Genetic Algorithm

Iguchi¹,

Matsuura

McNyset

et al. 2004

Trans Am Fish Soc

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Abstract.-Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and smallmouth bass M. dolomieu have been introduced into freshwater habitats in Japan, with potentially serious consequences for native fish populations. In this paper we apply the technique of ecological niche modeling using the genetic algorithm for rule-set prediction (GARP) to predict the potential distributions of these two species in Japan. This algorithm constructs a niche model based on point occurrence records and ecological coverages. The model can be visualized in geographic space, yielding a prediction of potential geographic range. The model can then be tested by determining how well independent point occurrence data are predicted according to the criteria of sensitivity and specificity provided by receiver-operator curve analysis. We ground-truthed GARP's ability to forecast the geographic occurrence of each species in its native range. The predictions were statistically significant for both species (P Ͻ 0.001). We projected the niche models onto the Japanese landscape to visualize the potential geographic ranges of both species in Japan. We tested these predictions using known occurrences from introduced populations of largemouth bass, both in the aggregate and by habitat type. All analyses robustly predicted known Japanese occurrences (P Ͻ 0.001). The number of smallmouth bass in Japan was too small for statistical tests, but the 10 known occurrences were predicted by the majority of models.Assessing the threat of species invasions and the possible spread of such species is a global challenge that requires a global perspective (Carlton * Corresponding author: ewiley@ku.edu.1 Order of authorship is alphabetical, reflecting the collaborative nature of this paper.2 Present address: Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA.3 Present address: Department of Life Science, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, 1515 Kamihama, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. Received October 9, 2003; accepted December 3, 2003 1996; Enserink 1999). To achieve this perspective, we can apply analytical tools and use information on ecological landscapes that can be gathered on a global scale as well as specimen records to seek the sets of factors that are useful in forecasting places where the establishment of species is possible. The point is not necessarily to learn more about the ecology of the species-this would require detailed study of local landscapes. Rather, the aim is to build models of the ecological niche requirements of a particular species within its native range with respect to factors that are available globally, to test whether these models can predict

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Feeding Habits of Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides in Lakes Shorenji and Nishinoko, Central Japan.

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Change of fish fauna in ponds after eradication of invasive piscivorous largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in north‐eastern Japan

Change of fish fauna in ponds after eradication of invasive piscivorous largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in north‐eastern Japan

Comparison of food habits between native Amur three-lips (Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris) and non-native largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Lake Biwa, Japan

Predicting Invasions of North American Basses in Japan Using Native Range Data and a Genetic Algorithm

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