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. 2020 May 29;10:8790. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-65883-4

Table 3.

A topographical distribution coverage (%) of each animal at Mainland Japan and Amami-Oshima Island, Japan.

Region Species Common name Migratory type Coverage (%)
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.