Table 3.
A topographical distribution coverage (%) of each animal at Mainland Japan and Amami-Oshima Island, Japan.
Region | Species | Common name | Migratory type | Coverage (%) |
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Mainland Japan | Anguilla japonica | Japanese eel | Diadromous | 86.5 (59.6–100.0) |
Eriocheir japonica | Japanese mitten crab | Diadromous | 84.2 (61.1–100.0) | |
Macrobrachium japonicum | Freshwater prawn | Diadromous | 69.2 (66.7–71.9) | |
Gymnogobius petschiliensis | Floating goby | Diadromous | 62.3 (52.6–77.8) | |
Rhinogobius nagoyae | Freshwater goby | Diadromous | 57.6 (38.9–89.9) | |
Macrobracbium formosense | Freshwater prawn | Diadromous | 55.6 (13.5–88.9) | |
Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis | Ayu | Diadromous | 52.8 (27.9–77.8) | |
Tridentiger brevispinis | Dusky tripletooth goby | Diadromous | 35.4 (23.3–58.3) | |
Amami-Oshima Island | Anguilla marmorata | Giant mottled eel | Diadromous | 93.7 (93.8–95.7) |
Macrobrachium japonicum | Freshwater prawn | Diadromous | 80.3 (66.3–100.0) | |
Sicyopterus japonicus | Rock climbing goby | Diadromous | 72.5 (51.1–100.0) | |
Macrobracbium formosense | Freshwater prawn | Diadromous | 60.1 (25.5–100.0) | |
Tridentiger kuroiwae | Dusky tripletooth goby | Diadromous | 53.1 (17.0–87.4) | |
Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis | Ayu | Diadromous | 43.6 (17.0–81.8) | |
Caridina multidentata | Japanese marsh shrimp | Diadromous | 19.5 (6.2–39.6) | |
Eleotris fusca | Sleeper gobies | Diadromous | 6.5 (0.0–19.6) |
The coverage was shown by mean and range (in parentheses) values of each three rivers in each region. Note that only top eight species of each region were shown.