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Coastal Area 14003 Adjacent waters of Nagahama, Hijikawa River mouth

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Ozu, Ehime Prefecture
Area (km2) 26

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the waters in the vicinity of the mouth of the Hijikawa River.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2) 0.039
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 0.2
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 1.7
Rate of natural coast (%) 15.1
Sand bank / submerged sand bank Sand bank/ submerged sand bank
Other habitats Sand bank/ submerged sand bank

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Angustassiminea castanea
Assiminea estuarina
Criteria 2
<Mamal>
Neophocaena phocaenoides (Fineless porpoise)
<Pisces>
Ammodytes personatus (Japanese sand lance)[Sp]
Engraulis japonicus (Japanese anchovy)[Sp]
Criteria 3
<Pisces>
Carcharodon carcharias
Leucopsarion petersii (Ice goby )
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Littorina brevicula
Criteria 7
<Pisces>
Luciogobius guttatus (Flat-headed goby)

* This is the species list of which meet the criteria. In that matter, this list does not include all species that inhabit the individual area.
Abbreviation in the information is as follows.
[Br/Ne] : Adjacent water of breeding area or nesting site
[Sp] : spawning area
[Ad] : species not used for analysis but add to the list because inhabit information was collected later
[Ex] : species used for analysis but considered to be possibly extinct in the EBSA region (area)
No mark : data of species distribution

 

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