NEW DATA ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FISHES (CYPRINIDAE) AND MOLLUSKS (BIVALVIA, MARGARITIFERIDAE, UNIONIDAE) IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST

Abstract

The fi ndings of bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus) eggs and larvae in the gill chambers of freshwater bivalve mollusks from Razdolnaya River basin are discussed. Bitterling eggs and larvae were registered in Margaritifera dahurica pearl mussels from Komarovka river, a tributary of Razdolnaya River, on the territory of the Ussuriysky Nature Reserve. Bitterling larvae at diff erent stages of development were also found in Nodularia douglasiae mussels from Razdolnaya River.