Alien fish species recorded from Kyiv and Kaniv reservoirs

Occurrence Observation
Latest version published by Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO) on Sept 2, 2025 Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO)
Publication date:
2 September 2025
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Description

The dataset contains findings of fish species obtained during ichthyological and hydroecological studies on different types of sites of the Kyiv and Kaniv reservoirs. The dataset contains findings of 13 alien fish species (Ponto-Caspian species, self-settled and distant settlers) registered on sites of the Kyiv and Kaniv reservoirs.

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Prychepa M, Pryshliak S, Kovalenko Y (2025). Alien fish species recorded from Kyiv and Kaniv reservoirs. Version 1.0. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=alienfishspeciesprychepamreservoirs1&v=1.0

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 6d496115-32bb-4fd4-99ea-36b1541cd82b.  Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.

Keywords

Occurrence; alien species; invasive species; fish; chordata; reservoirs; Kaniv reservoir; Kyiv reservoir; biodiversity; Ukraine; vertebrates; Observation

Contacts

M.V. Prychepa
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Institute of Hydrobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Kyiv
UA
  • +38(097)3145101
S.P. Pryshliak
  • Originator
Institute of Hydrobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
UA
Yu.O. Kovalenko
  • Originator
Institute of Hydrobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
UA
Oleksii Marushchak
  • Custodian Steward
  • junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
  • Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
01030 Kyiv
UA
  • 0964882670

Geographic Coverage

The dataset covers the territory of Kaniv and Kyiv reservoirs within Kyiv administrative region of Ukraine.

Bounding Coordinates South West [49.808, 30.359], North East [51.074, 31.545]

Taxonomic Coverage

The dataset consists of records of fish (Teleostei).

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Order Cypriniformes, Gasterosteiformes, Perciformes, Syngnathiformes
Family Centrarchidae, Cyprinidae, Gasterosteidae, Gobiidae, Odontobutidae, Syngnathidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2020-10-10 / 2025-08-18

Sampling Methods

The material was collected during ichthyological and hydroecological studies in different types of areas of the Kyiv and Kaniv reservoirs. Ichthyological catches and photo registration were carried out at local points in different parts of the reservoirs based on standard field research methods. Ichthyological nets and fishing rods were used for fishing. Data from amateur fishermen's catch records were included, and dead fish were collected to determine species affiliation. Before fishing, photo and video recordings of fish in the water area were carried out. Field research was carried out in different biotopes in all seasons. Approaches and methods of catching and identifying fish species are taken from the literary source: Movchan Yu.V. (2011). Fish of Ukraine. Kyiv: Zoloti Vorota. 444 pp. (Ukrainian); Kottelat M., Freyhof J. (2007). Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Switzerland: Delemont. 646 p.

Study Extent The geography of studies includes the coastal zone of Kyiv (villages of Straholissya, Sukholuchchya, Rovzhi, Lebedivka, Kozarovychi, Hlibivka, city of Vyshhorod ), Kaniv (city of Kyiv, villages of Kyyliv, Plyuty, Khalepya, Stayky, Hrebeni, Rzhyshchiv, Khodoriv, town of Pereyaslav, and the territory of the Kaniv reserve (“Snake Islands”). We express our sincere gratitude to the co-authors of the descriptions: Trylis V.V., Hupalo O.O. We are sincerely grateful to the NGO "Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group" for their support, as well as to the participants of the youth grant of the group/laboratory: Nezbrytska I.M., Pogorelova M.S., Ivanova N.O. for the opportunity to conduct research in some areas of reservoirs remote from Kyiv. We are infinitely grateful to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the opportunity to finalize the materials and hope for new research under the peaceful sky of independent Ukraine!
Quality Control The authors bear full responsibility for the quality of the data in this dataset.

Method step description:

  1. Conducting of field research on the sampling points.
  2. Catching of fish specimens.
  3. Species identification following the standard methods.
  4. Georeferencing.
  5. Organising of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.