Fish records made during field studies of juvenile fish in 2012-2020 in the Kakhovka Reservoir

Study Extent

The dataset represents records of juvenile fish individuals caught during field studies in 2012-2020 period. We express our gratitude to the Zaporizhia Fish Protection Patrol for technical support and assistance in conducting the study. We are sincerely grateful to the NGO "Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group" for financial support. We thank the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the opportunity to conduct scientific research in wartime!

Sampling

The records are presented in chronological order of description. The research was carried out using the method of catching the lithoral sections of the reservoir with a beach seine 10 m long at a depth of up to 1.5 m, the area of ​​the catch area at each station was 10-50 m2. Portable mass measurement devices were used. Species identification was carried out visually.

Quality Control

Author is fully responsible for the quality of data provided within the dataset. Also the species are well-identified visually, giving very high reliability level when the information was obtained from the third parties.

Method steps

1. Conducting of field trips to study sites.
2. Species identification (by visual signs).
3. Georeferencing.
4. Organising of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.

The dataset consists exclusively of records of fish (Pisces).

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Chordata
   rank: phylum
3. Atheriniformes
   rank: order
4. Clupeiformes
   rank: order
5. Cypriniformes
   rank: order
6. Gasterosteiformes
   rank: order
7. Perciformes
   rank: order
8. Siluriformes
   rank: order
9. Syngnathiformes
   rank: order

The territory represented within the dataset covers the water area of ​​the Kakhovka reservoir within the Zaporizhia administrative region of Ukraine.