Horseshoe Crab Breeding Ground

カブトガニ繁殖地 · Kabutoganihanshokuchi

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: September 17, 1949
Location: 愛媛県西条市（旧東予市海岸一帯）
Prefectures: Ehime
Scientific name: Tachypleus tridentatus

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Tri-spine Horseshoe Crab

A marine arthropod with a hard shell and sword-like tail, called a living fossil because its form has changed little since ancient times. It spawns on tidal flats along the Seto Inland Sea and in northern Kyushu. Land reclamation has reduced its habitat, and breeding sites in Kasaoka, Okayama, and Imari, Saga, are national Natural Monuments, while one in Saijo, Ehime, is a prefectural Natural Monument.

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Map

Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

Frequently asked questions

Horseshoe Crab Breeding Ground is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (愛媛県西条市（旧東予市海岸一帯）). A marine arthropod with a hard shell and sword-like…

The designated site is in 愛媛県西条市（旧東予市海岸一帯）.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.