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泥沙滩与河口

Mudflats & estuaries

Burrowing clams, hard clams and razor clams, mantis shrimp in their burrows, and mitten crabs moving between fresh and salt water.

Bivalves

Suminoe oyster
Magallana ariakensis

Large, thick shell; length can exceed 20 cm

Manila clam
Ruditapes philippinarum

Shell length 3–5 cm

Asiatic hard clam
Meretrix meretrix

Shell length up to 10 cm

Chinese cyclina
Cyclina sinensis

Shell length about 5 cm

Four-angled trough shell
Mactra quadrangularis

Shell length about 4 cm

Half-crenate ark
Anadara kagoshimensis

Shell length about 4–5 cm

Chinese razor clam
Sinonovacula constricta

Shell length 6–8 cm

Gastropods

Bladder moon snail
Neverita didyma

Shell diameter about 5 cm

Crustaceans

Japanese mantis shrimp
Oratosquilla oratoria

Body length about 15 cm

Chinese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis

Carapace width about 6–8 cm

Fishes

Spotted sea bass
Lateolabrax maculatus

Body length over 60 cm

Blackhead seabream
Acanthopagrus schlegelii

Body length usually 20–40 cm

Seaweeds

Sea lettuce
Ulva australis

Blade 10–30 cm wide

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Observations from this habitat