Stranded organisms were observed on the sandy beach of Kuroshima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, in the early morning of 28 January 1993. Stranded organisms of 525 individuals were classified into 74 species. These organisms included 13 individuals of Panulirus
pueruli, which were identical to P. longipes bispinosus. Kuroshima Island
is located near Ishigakijima and Iriomote islands, Ryukyu Archipelago, where coral
reefs develop. Coral reefs are common and develop in the Ryukyu Archipelago, southern
Japan, with the exception of Yakushima and Tanegashima islands. Panulirus japonicus
in Japanese waters has not been found in coral reef regions where P. longipes
bispinosus are mainly found. The present study describes and identifies to species level puerulus specimens that were stranded on the beach of Kuroshima Island.
The main object of this research settles on the improvement plans for environment on a coral sea area around Awa-Takegashima underwater park in The East Shikoku distinct. Many people have pointed out the decrease and the change on the coral around this park in the past thirty years since 1972,when this sea area was designated for one of the underwater parks. We investigated the social, the nature and the stream conditions around this sea area.
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