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Coastal Area 15802 Adjacent waters of Onga River mouth

Basic Information A separate window opensReferences

Relevant municipalities Ashiya, Okagaki, Wakamatsu Ward, Fukuoka Prefecture
Area (km2) 43

Reason(s) for selection A separate window opensCriteria

Selected due to high levels for the criteria 2 and 5, and selected by MARXAN software.

Characteristics A separate window opensReferences

These are the waters in the vicinity of the mouth of the Onga River. In the waters in the river mouth vicinity there are large seaweed beds that are relatively large.

Environment / Habitat infromation A separate window opensData source

Tidal mud flats (km2)
Moba (seaweed bed) (km2) 12.8
Coral reef coverage (km2)
Natural coast (km) 10
Rate of natural coast (%) 32
Sand bank / submerged sand bank
Other habitats

Species information (*) A separate window opensData source

Criteria 1
<Bivalva, Gastropoda>
Angustassiminea castanea
Criteria 2
<Aves>
Monticola solitarius (Blue Rock-thrush)[Br/Ne]
Charadrius dubius (Little Ringed Plover)[Br/Ne]
<Pisces>
Branchiostegus japonicus (Horsehead tilefish)[Sp]
Engraulis japonicus (Japanese anchovy)[Sp]
Trichiurus japonicus (Largehead hairtail)[Sp]
Takifugu rubripes (Japanese pufferfish)[Sp]
Seriola quinqueradiata (Japanese amberjack)[Sp]
Trachurus japonicus (Japanese jack mackerel)[Sp]
Sardinops melanostictus (Japanese pilchard)[Sp]
<Cephalopoda>
Loligo edulis (Swordtip squid)
Todarodes pacificus (Japanese flying squid)
Criteria 7
<Vascular Plants>
Aster tripolium (Sea aster)
Triglochin asiaticum

* 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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