ISSN 1346-7220 NO.17 SEPTEMBER 2007 Exploring the Biodiversity of Kagoshima Bay
Features of Kagoshima Bay 2
Seaweed and seagrass communities in Kagoshima Bay Zostera marina Z. japonica Halophila nipponica Sargassum patens S. piluliferum S. hemiphyllum Sargassum duplicatum S. cristaefolium S. incanum 3
Distribution of benthic foraminifera in Kagoshima Bay Uvigerina vadescens 4
Plankton in our ocean 5
Corals in the infra-littoral zone at Taisho Lava Field, Sakurajima Diversity of shellfish lives 6
Tubeworm inhabiting submarine volcano in Kagoshima Bay Lamellibrachia satsuma Miura, Tsukahara & Hashimoto, 1997 7
Lives on tidal flats 8
Freshwater shrimps in Satsuma and Ohsumi Peninsulas 9
Let's experience real Kagoshima Bay! - Hands-on learning program at sea 10
Age, growth and maturation of commercially important fishes in Kagoshima Bay 11
Intriguing ecology of delicious fishes in Kagoshima Spratelloides gracilis Sebastiscus marmoratus Sebastiscus tertius 12
Bi-directional sex change in the gobiid fish Trimma sp. Trimma sp. Door to the deep sea 13
A mysterious fish, Pseudanthias venator Snyder, 1911 J. O. Snyder Pseudanthias venator W. S. Atkinson S. Shimada P. venator D. S. Jordan P. venator P. venator P. rubrizonatus Randall, P. venator P. rubrizonatus P. venator P. rubizonatus Snyder 14
Cetaceans in Kagoshima Bay Oceanographic observation in Kagoshima Bay - some historical evidences 15
News Letter No.17 2007 9 18 890-0065 1-21-30 TEL 099-285-8141 FAX 099-285-7267 http://www.museum.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/ 16