The invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid Limnomysis benedeni has been recorded for the first time in August 2007 at three sites along the River Pripyat (the Belarusian part of the European central invasion corridor; southern Belarus). This species occurs in the onshore shallow zone (depth 0.2-0.3 m) with aquatic vegetation and high temperature. High abundances of this species have been observed in port bays. Most likely, this invasive mysid entered the River Pripyat basin from the Dnieper Reservoirs where it was intentionally introduced after 1960. First finding of one more mysid species, Paramysis lacustris, in Lake Drisvyaty (northern Belarus) is also reported.
[Semenchenko V, Razlutsky V and Vezhnovetz V (2007) First record of the invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid Limnomysis benedeni Czerniavsky, 1882 from the River Pripyat, Belarus. Aquatic Invasions 2(3): 272-274]
