RANGE: Dugongs are found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans; those in the coastal waters of Okinawa, Japan represent the northernmost range of the species. MIGRATION: Dugongs have no distinct breeding ...

“We took tissue samples and conducted molecular identification, then compared the samples of similar fish species in Okinawa, Japan, and southwestern Taiwan, confirming that it was an unrecorded ...

Cute but not cuddly, a colony of sea squirts dubbed “Skeleton panda ascidian” by divers after being discovered in waters off Okinawa Prefecture has been identified as a new species. The sea ...

Molecular cloaking mechanism unveils the iconic partnership between anemonefish and anemones. The symbiotic relationship ...

HABITAT: The species lives in the undisturbed subtropical, evergreen broadleaved forests of Yanbaru. Breeding habitat is mature forest at least 30 years old, with tall trees of more than eight inches ...