College of Fisheries;
Ocean University of China;
Qingdao 266003;
P. R. China;
Key Laboratory of Science and Technology for Aquaculture and Food Safety;
Fujian Province Colleges;
Fisheries College of Jimei University;
Xiamen 361021;
P. R. China;
Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute;
Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences;
Qingdao 266071;
P. R. China;
the Minjiang River Estuary; the Jiulongjiang River Estuary; the Yangtze River Estuary; the Pearl River Estuary; taxo-nomic diversity; fish fauna;