Kikuchi minnow (Aphyocypris kikuchii) is an endemic freshwater fish distributing in the eastern Taiwan, but it faces the threat of abundance declining and distribution range decreasing. Tse-Xin Organic Agriculture Foundation promotes Green Conservation of rice fields in Nan’an, Zhuoxi Township, Hualien County, and stumbled on Kikuchi minnow in 2016. The purpose of this survey is to understand the abundance and distribution of Kikuchi minnow and the relationship with the environment of paddy fields. The survey started from March 2017 to December 2018, and conducted twice a month with fish cages. This survey has obtained 572 records from 7 monitoring sites.
菊池氏細鯽(Aphyocypris kikuchii)為臺灣特有種魚類，過去分布遍及臺灣東部且數量頗豐富，近年來數量與分布大幅縮減。慈心基金會在2016年花蓮縣卓溪鄉南安地區推動水稻田的綠色保育時，意外發現菊池氏細鯽。為瞭解南安地區菊池氏細鯽族群數量、分布現況，以及與水稻田耕作環境的關連性，進行本項調查。調查時間自2017年3月至2018年12月，設置7個監測樣站，每月調查2次，以方型魚籠及自製餌料誘捕，共累積572筆紀錄。
GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/7bff8305-a1e3-4e5b-bbc3-4afe04006b88
Citation: Yang C, Yeh C, Chang S, Wu T, Tseng T, Chen T (2022). A dataset of Aphyocypris kikuchii survey in Zouoxi, Hualien 2017-2018. Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vjngxf accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-10-03.