City:C/Town:T/
Village:V |
Wetland type
|
Biota
|
Habitat
|
Reason for selection
|
| Ishigaki C |
Mangrove forests,
Seagrass beds |
Mangrove
forests |
Fukido-gawa |
Habitat of Kandelia candel, Bruguiera gymnorhiza,
Rhizophora mucronata and Lunmitzrea racemosa. Rare distribution
site of mangrove tree species. Geographically rare distribution
site of mangrove forests. Representative and endemic distribution
site of mangrove forest ecosystems. High diversity of mangrove forest
ecosystems. |
| Seagrasses |
Nearshore
waters of
Fukido-gawa
estuary |
This is a valuable site in Ishigaki-jima (island)
where distribution of Enhalus acoroides has been confirmed.
Enhalus acoroides occurs near the reef edge, at the outermost
fringe of mixed seagrass beds comprised of 8 species such as Enhalus
acoroides, Thalassia hemprichii, Cymodocea serrulata, Cymodocea
rotundata, Syringodium isoetifolium, Halophila ovalis, Halodule
uninervis and Halodule pinifolia. Preliminary survey
of benthos has also been conducted. This is the northernmost distribution
site of Enhalus acoroides in tropical seagrass beds in Japan
(the Pacific). |
| Insects |
Estuary of
Fukido-gawa |
Calliphata exellence occurs in abundance. |
| Crustaceans |
Mangrove forests and estuary of Fukido-gawa |
The river flowing into Fukido Mangrove wetland
supports four rare aquatic animal species listed in RDB, they are,
Atyopsis pilipes, Neocaridina brevirostris, Geothelphusa minei
and Ryukyum yaeyamense. The entire river basin is important. |
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