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N. Mochioka

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h-index: 28
Works: 121
Citations: 2,489

Most-cited papers

Oceanic spawning ecology of freshwater eels in the western North Pacific
K. Tsukamoto, S. Chow, T. Otake, Hiroaki Kurogi +15 more
2011Nature Communications346 citations Open access
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Discovery of mature freshwater eels in the open ocean
S. Chow, Hiroaki Kurogi, N. Mochioka, Shunji Kaji +2 more
2009Fisheries Science124 citations
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Seamounts, New Moon and eel Spawning: The Search for the Spawning Site of the Japanese eel
K. Tsukamoto, T. Otake, N. Mochioka, T. Lee +9 more
2003Environmental Biology of Fishes104 citations
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Evaluation of the larval distribution and migration of the Japanese eel in the western North Pacific
A. Shinoda, J. Aoyama, Michael J. Miller, T. Otake +17 more
2011Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries92 citations
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Spawning Sites of the Japanese Eel in Relation to Oceanographic Structure and the West Mariana Ridge
J. Aoyama, S. Watanabe, Michael J. Miller, N. Mochioka +3 more
2014PLoS ONE79 citations Open access
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Spawning time and place of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica in the North Equatorial current of the western North Pacific Ocean
S. Ishikawa, Kunihiro Suzuki, T. Inagaki, S. Watanabe +11 more
200170 citations Open access
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Japanese eel Anguilla japonica do not assimilate nutrition during the oceanic spawning migration: evidence from stable isotope analysis
S. Chow, Hiroaki Kurogi, S. Katayama, D. Ambe +18 more
201067 citations Open access
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Evidence of a spawning area of Anguillamarmorata in the western North Pacific
Michael J. Miller, N. Mochioka, T. Otake, K. Tsukamoto
200265 citations
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First capture of post-spawning female of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica at the southern West Mariana Ridge
Hiroaki Kurogi, M. Okazaki, N. Mochioka, Tadao Jinbo +10 more
2011Fisheries Science63 citations
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Seasonal changes of the RNA/DNA ratio, size and lipid contents and immigration adaptability of Japanese glass-eels, Anguilla japonica, collected in northern Kyushu, Japan
Yutaka Kawakami, N. Mochioka, R. Kimura, A. Nakazono
199956 citations
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Factors influencing otolith strontium/calcium ratios in Anguilla japonica elvers
Yutaka Kawakami, N. Mochioka, K. Morishita, Toshihiro Tajima +3 more
2004Environmental Biology of Fishes52 citations
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Discovery of a spawning area of the common Japanese conger Conger myriaster along the Kyushu-Palau Ridge in the western North Pacific
Hiroaki Kurogi, N. Mochioka, M. Okazaki, Masanori Takahashi +5 more
2012Fisheries Science50 citations Open access
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Geographic variation in the assemblages of leptocephali in the western South Pacific
Michael J. Miller, J. Aoyama, N. Mochioka, T. Otake +4 more
200645 citations
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Offshore spawning of Conger myriaster in the western North Pacific: evidence for convergent migration strategies of anguilliform eels in the Atlantic and Pacific
Michael J. Miller, T. Yoshinaga, J. Aoyama, T. Otake +3 more
2011Die Naturwissenschaften39 citations
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Light-Sensitive Vertical Migration of the Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica Revealed by Real-Time Tracking and Its Utilization for Geolocation
S. Chow, M. Okazaki, Tomowo Watanabe, K. Segawa +9 more
2015PLoS ONE37 citations Open access
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Molecular approach to species identification of eggs with respect to determination of the spawning site of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
J. Aoyama, S. Ishikawa, T. Otake, N. Mochioka +12 more
200135 citations Open access
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Efficiency of Peptide Nucleic Acid-Directed PCR Clamping and Its Application in the Investigation of Natural Diets of the Japanese Eel Leptocephali
T. Terahara, S. Chow, Hiroaki Kurogi, Sun-Hee Lee +4 more
2011PLoS ONE34 citations Open access
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Cumulative effects of low‐height barriers on distributions of catadromous Japanese eels in Japan
K. Yokouchi, Hikaru Itakura, Ryoshiro Wakiya, T. Yoshinaga +3 more
2021Animal Conservation32 citations
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Seasonal occurrence of anguillid glass eels at Yakushima Island, Japan
Toshihiro Yamamoto, N. Mochioka, A. Nakazono
200130 citations Open access
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Growth conditions after recruitment determine residence-emigration tactics of female Japanese eels Anguilla japonica
Ryoshiro Wakiya, K. Kaifu, N. Mochioka
2016Fisheries Science28 citations
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Distribution of anguillid leptocephali and possible spawning areas in the South Pacific Ocean
M. Kuroki, Michael J. Miller, E. Feunteun, P. Sasal +19 more
2019Progress in Oceanography25 citations Open access
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Determination of the freshwater mark in otoliths of Japanese eel elvers using microstructure and Sr/Ca ratios
Yutaka Kawakami, N. Mochioka, K. Morishita, H. Toh +1 more
2004Environmental Biology of Fishes24 citations
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Spatial distribution and habitat preferences of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, at the reach and channel-unit scales in four rivers of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Kazuki Matsushige, Yoshiya Yasutake, N. Mochioka
2019Ichthyological Research23 citations
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Adult form of a giant anguilliform leptocephalus Thalassenchelyscoheni Castle and Raju 1975 is Congriscusmegastomus (Günther 1877)
Hiroaki Kurogi, S. Chow, T. Yanagimoto, K. Konishi +7 more
2016Ichthyological Research19 citations
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A new drifting underwater camera system for observing spawning Japanese eels in the epipelagic zone along the West Mariana Ridge
T. Fukuba, T. Miwa, S. Watanabe, N. Mochioka +7 more
2015Fisheries Science19 citations
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The Glass Eel
O. Tabeta, N. Mochioka
200318 citations
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Identification of leptocephalus larvae of the tiger moray Scuticaria tigrina (Anguilliformes; Muraenidae) based on morphometric and genetic evidence
A. Tawa, M. Kobayakawa, T. Yoshimura, N. Mochioka
2012Ichthyological Research16 citations
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First offshore record of Conger myriaster leptocephali in the East China Sea
Hiroaki Kurogi, N. Mochioka, Y. Takaki, O. Tabeta
200215 citations Open access
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Contrasting diets of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, in the upper and lower areas of Tsuchikawa-gawa River, Kagoshima, Japan
Ryoshiro Wakiya, N. Mochioka
2020Ichthyological Research14 citations
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Variation of Lipids and Fatty Acids of the Japanese Freshwater Eel, Anguilla japonica, during Spawning Migration.
Hiroaki Saito, Hiroaki Kurogi, S. Chow, N. Mochioka
2015Journal of Oleo Science14 citations Open access
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Video observation of an eel in the Anguilla japonica spawning area along the West Mariana Ridge
K. Tsukamoto, N. Mochioka, Michael J. Miller, S. Koyama +2 more
2013Fisheries Science14 citations Open access
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Whole-Genome Sequencing of 84 Japanese Eels Reveals Evidence against Panmixia and Support for Sympatric Speciation
Yoji Igarashi, Hong Zhang, E. Tan, M. Sekino +19 more
2018Genes13 citations Open access
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Biological characteristics of Conger myriaster during the initial stage of spawning migration in the East China Sea
Masanori Kawazu, T. Kameda, Hiroaki Kurogi, M. Yoda +4 more
2015Fisheries Science13 citations
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Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, can surmount a 46-m-high natural waterfall of the Amikake River system of Kyushu Island, Japan
Kazuki Matsushige, Y. Hibino, Yoshiya Yasutake, N. Mochioka
2020Ichthyological Research12 citations
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Species composition, abundance and seasonal recruitment patterns of freshwater eels (Anguilla spp.) to Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, in the western South Pacific
C. Hewavitharane, T. Pickering, R. Ciro, N. Mochioka
201812 citations
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Vertical body orientation by a snipe eel (Nemichthyidae, Anguilliformes) in the deep mesopelagic zone along the West Mariana Ridge
Michael J. Miller, S. Koyama, N. Mochioka, J. Aoyama +2 more
201411 citations
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Distribution patterns of leptocephali in the Kuroshio-Oyashio transitional region of the western North Pacific
Masanori Takahashi, N. Mochioka, Sekio Shinagawa, A. Yatsu +1 more
200811 citations
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Evaluation from otolith Sr stable isotope ratios of possible juvenile growth areas of Japanese eels collected from the West Mariana Ridge spawning area
T. Otake, Y. Amano, K. Shirai, N. Mochioka +6 more
2019Fisheries Science10 citations Open access
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Japanese eel Anguilla japonica and aquatic animals collected with Ishi-kura net in the Iroha and Katsura Rivers, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Mami Harada, M. Kume, N. Mochioka, Yuji Tamura +4 more
201710 citations Open access
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The Distribution of Trace Elements in Tissues of Fish Living in Acid Environments of Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
Yuka Ezoe, Huang-Lin Cheng, N. Mochioka, K. Yoshimura
200210 citations
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Contrasting riverine distribution and habitat use of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, and the giant mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata, in a sympatric river.
Kazuki Matsushige, Yoshiya Yasutake, N. Mochioka
2022Journal of Fish Biology9 citations
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Identification of aquarium-raised muraenid leptocephali, Gymnothorax minor
A. Tawa, N. Mochioka
2009Ichthyological Research8 citations
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Distribution and abundance of leptocephali in the western South Pacific region during two large-scale sampling surveys
Michael J. Miller, Madoka Shimizu, J. Aoyama, S. Watanabe +13 more
2022Progress in Oceanography7 citations Open access
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Evaluation of downward movements of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica inhabiting brackish water areas.
Ryoshiro Wakiya, K. Kaifu, K. Azechi, K. Tsukamoto +1 more
2019Journal of Fish Biology7 citations
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Larval identification following metamorphosis in the slender brown moray Strophidon ui from the western North Pacific
A. Tawa, Hirokazu Kishimoto, T. Yoshimura, N. Mochioka
2011Ichthyological Research6 citations
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Artificial Shelters that Promote Settlement and Improve Nutritional Condition of Japanese Eels in a Human-Modified Estuary
Y. Oto, Rei Sakanoue, Kazuki Matsushige, Y. Hibino +1 more
2022Estuaries and Coasts5 citations
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Species identification and morphological differences of anguillid glass eels recruiting to Viti Levu Island of Fiji in the western South Pacific
C. Hewavitharane, T. Pickering, C. Rico, N. Mochioka
20175 citations
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Identification of Leptocephali Representing Four Muraenid Species from the Western North Pacific, Based on Morphometric and Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Analyses
A. Tawa, M. Kobayakawa, T. Yoshimura, N. Mochioka
20135 citations
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Preferred gap structure within stone piles of fishing gear by Japanese eel Anguilla japonica at each life history stage: the search for an effective method to restore estuarine habitats
Y. Oto, Rei Sakanoue, Y. Hibino, Kazuki Matsushige +2 more
2022Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi4 citations Open access
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Shelter effect of the gaps within rock piles to reduce the predation on Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
Rei Sakanoue, S. Satoh, Kazuki Matsushige, Yoshiya Yasutake +4 more
20214 citations Open access
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