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Species Most Often Observed near Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis

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This pie chart shows the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis

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These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.

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Characteristics of Habitat

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Aquatic Regions:

Northwest Pacific: western Hokkaido in Japan southward to the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and China. A subspecies Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis occurs in Nansei-shoto, Japan[1].Northwest Pacific: western Hokkaido in Japan southward to the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and China. A subspecies Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis occurs in Nansei-shoto, Japan[1].Northwest Pacific: western Hokkaido in Japan southward to the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and China. A subspecies Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis occurs in Nansei-shoto, Japan[1].

Biome:

Freshwater; Marine

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis.

Zone:

cloud forest, montane, subtropics.

Vegetation:

broad-leaved forests, cultivated areas, dense forests, desert, disturbed sites, evergreen forests, fields, forests, gardens, grasslands, hammocks, meadows, open forests, pine forests, rain forest, shrubby vegetation, subantarctic grassland, thickets.

Terrain:

hillsides, mountain slopes, roadsides, streamsides, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

limestone, sandy areas, sandy soil.

Water in Area:

bays, brackish water, coral reef, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, lagoon, lakes, marshes, mesic areas, pelagic, ponds, river banks, rivers, rocky shoreline, shores, streams, swamps.

Slopes in Area:

hillsides, ravines.

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Footnotes

  1. Nishida, M. (1988). A new subspecies of the ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis, (Plecoglossidae) from the Ryukyu Islands. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 35(3):236-242. [back]