Underwater video and still-image dataset of fishes and other aquatic animals in Lake Biwa, Japan, observed via carp-mounted video loggers.

This is the first large dataset of underwater videos from which species occurrence and behavioral records of aquatic organisms were identified in Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. We compiled 109 videos and 122 still-images of fishes, diving birds and shrimps. The images were cropped from videos taken underwater with animal-borne video cameras which were mounted on the backs of common carp. Our dataset includes records of 10 species, 4 genera, 2 families and 1 infraorder which includes mostly fish, several birds, and a crustacean. This dataset is published as a data paper in Ecological Research (see https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12158).

本数据集为日本最大湖泊琵琶湖的首个大型水下视频数据集，从中可识别出水生生物的物种出现情况与行为记录。本次研究共汇编了109段视频与122张鱼类、潜水鸟类及虾类的静态图像。上述图像均源自搭载于普通鲤鱼背部的动物携带式摄像机所拍摄的水下视频片段，经裁剪得到。本数据集涵盖10个物种、4个属、2个科以及1个亚目类群的记录，该类群主要包含鱼类、少量鸟类与一种甲壳动物。本数据集以数据论文形式发表于《Ecological Research》（详见https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12158）。