Ito, Gen
Kitamura, Jyun-ichi
Kawase, Seigo
Asami, Maki
Goto, Yuko
Yamanaka, Hiroki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22K14908)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23K05941)
2021 Takara Harmonist Fund
Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (JPMEERF20204004)
2025 fund from the Joint Research Center for Science and Technology of Ryukoku University
Article History
Received: 23 June 2025
Accepted: 6 January 2026
First Online: 19 January 2026
Declarations
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: Hiroki Yamanaka is an inventor of benzalkonium chloride usage as a preservative for eDNA samples used in this study and is affiliated with Ryukoku University, the patent owners in Japan.
: In Japan, ethical regulations regarding laboratory animals do not cover fish. However, we handled the collected individuals with ethical consideration in accordance with the Ichthyological Society of Japan’s “Guidelines for the use of fishes in research”.