Abstract / Introduction / Summary:
The benthic fauna including mollusks, crustaceans and chaetopterids recorded in Wakimoto tidal flat areas, Akune city, Kagoshima prefecture by the field observations during 1986 to 2025, was summarized. The various bottoms containing sand, pebbles or mud are situated around Terashima river-mouth sandbank of the Nitta-Gawa. In total, 137 benthic animals including 77 mollusks, 41 crustaceans and 4 chaeto-pterids were recorded. Among them, 29 were known as the threatened or near threatened species classified by the ministry of the environment. We discussed their important habitats of the area.
