by K. Nagao Introduction Octopus are very delicious living things and the octopus is located in a line with the … More
Category: Animalia
The word “animal” comes from the Latin word animal (meaning with soul, from anima, soul). The biological definition of the word refers to all members of the Kingdom Animalia, encompassing creatures ranging from insects to humans.
Japanese giant salamander
by S. Tojima Kochi has a lot of natural places. About 80% of the prefecture is mountainous. These areas have a … More
Phoxinus
by K. Gempei Haya is a generic name for Phoxinus, a fish with elongated medium-sized body among cyprinid freshwater fish … More
Onagadori
by T. Tsujizono Onagadori is one of the Natural monument in Japan. It is same kind of cocks, and the … More
Fiddler Crab
by T. Takayama Character First fiddler crab is Decapoda class sand crab family Uca arcuata. Fiddler crab`s gap length is … More
Fresh water fish in Kochi : Donko
by M. Takano Odontobutis obscura is called “donko” in Japan. But it is also known as cozikimara (Shiga Prefecture), doroboume … More
Fiddler Crab
by T. Oda Class fiddler crab has 10 Japanese types. Fiddler crab and hakusen fiddler crab are distributed in Kyusyu … More
Life in Kochi 