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Identification tool for fishes by using meristic and morphometric characteres

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16380140
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field General fisheries
Research InstitutionNational Museum of Nature and Science

Principal Investigator

MATSUURA Keiichi  National Museum of Nature and Science, Collection Center, Collection Director, 標本センター, コレクションディレクター (70141984)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHINOHARA Gento  National Museum of Nature and Science, Department of Zoology, Senior Curator, 動物研究部, 主任研究員 (10280520)
YABE Mamoru  Hokkaido University, Faculty of Fisheries, Professor, 水産学部, 教授 (80174572)
ENDO Hiromitsu  Kochi University, Faculty of Science, Associate Professor, 理学部, 助教授 (50284427)
SENOU Hiroshi  Kanaga Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Senior Curator, 主任研究員 (80202141)
OTSUKA Taisuke  Lake Biwa Museum, Curator, 学芸員 (60344347)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥8,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Keywordsfishes / identification / percoids / species / komputer / internet / database
Research Abstract

Identifications of fishes are very important for ichthyologists and fisheries biologists who need to know names of fishes. However, it is usually difficult to exactly identify fishes because there are so many similar species in diversified groups such as percoids. When ichthyolgists and fisheries fisheries biologists try to identify fishes, they usually rely on field guides and identification keys. Keys are usually difficult for many fisheries biologists to follow, because there are so many couplets until reaching to the end of the keys. Particularly the keys for families and genera do not clearly show distinguishing characters I many cases. There are strong needs to create an identification tool which enables non-taxonomists identify fishes by using relatively easy characters such as countable and measurable characters. Recent developments of computer technology make practically possible to use many meristic and morphometric characters for identification of fishes. Because meristic and morphometric characters are relatively easy for non-taxonomists to identify fishes and those characters can be easily treated by computer with help of statistical program, we tried to establish an identification tool by using those characters. Our study successful produced the practically useful identification tool based on originally designed program. When users of this tool put meristic and morphometric data into search boxes and push "search" button, the tool provides candidate species. This tool was put on a website of the National Museum of Nature and Science ; it is easily downloaded from the website. This identification tool run on the software Microsoft Excel which is widely used by fisheries biologists.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2007 2006 2005 Other

All Journal Article (9 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] A computer system for identifying Tanganyikan cichlids using meristic and descriptive characters2007

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, T., T.Ohtsuka, K.Matsuura
    • Journal Title

      Ichthyol. Res. 54(3)(In press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A computer system for identifying Tanganyikan cichlids using meristic and descriptive characters2007

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, T., T.Ohtsuka, K.Matsuura
    • Journal Title

      Ichthyol. Res. 54(3) (In press)

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Checklist of fishes in Sagami Bay with zoogeographical comments on shallow water fishes occurring in the coasts under the influence of the Kuroshio Current2006

    • Author(s)
      Senou, H., K.Matsuura, G.Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Mem. Natn. Mus. Tokyo (41)

      Pages: 389-542

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Eviota masudai, a new gobiid fish (Teleostei : Perciformes) from Japan2006

    • Author(s)
      Matsuura, K., H. Senou
    • Journal Title

      Mem. Natn. Mus. Tokyo (41)

      Pages: 341-349

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Eviota masudai, a new gobiid fish (teleostei : Perciformes) from Japan2006

    • Author(s)
      Matsuura, K., H.Senou
    • Journal Title

      Mem.Natn.Sci.Mus. 40(In press)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Checklist of fishes in Sagami Bay with zoogeographical comments on shallow water fishes occurring along the coastline under the influence of the Kuroshio Current2006

    • Author(s)
      Senou, H., K.Matsuura, G.Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Mem.Natn.Sci.Mus. 40(In press)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Redescription of the rare boxfish, Aracana spilonota, with comments on its taxonomic position and a aecord of another rare boxfish, Kentrocapros flavofasciatus, from southeastern Australia2006

    • Author(s)
      Matsuura, K.
    • Journal Title

      Natn.Sci.Mus.Monogr. 34(In press)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] First record of the sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster solandri (Teleostei : Tetraodontiformes), from Japan2005

    • Author(s)
      Matsuura, K., M.Toda
    • Journal Title

      Bull.Natn.Sci.Mus. Ser.A, 31(3)

      Pages: 119-122

    • NAID

      110004665389

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] A computer system for identifying Tanganyikan cichlids using meristic and descriptive characters

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi, T., T.Ohtsuka, K.Matsuura
    • Journal Title

      Ichthyol. Res. 54(4)(in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] http://research.kahaku.go.jp/zoology/ISTC/(タンガニイカ湖産シクリッド科魚類のドウテイシステム)2006

    • Author(s)
      高橋鉄美, 大塚泰介, 松浦啓一
    • Publisher
      国立科学博物館
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] http://research.kahaku.go.jp/zoology/ISTC/ (タンガニイカ湖産シクリッド科魚類のドウテイシステム)2006

    • Author(s)
      高橋鉄美, 大塚泰介, 松浦啓一
    • Publisher
      国立科学博物館
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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