Yamaguchi, A. & Ogino, Y. & Hara, K. & Nakamura, M. & Watanabe, M. & Furumitsu, K. (2026)
Ecological function of the Ariake Bay as a scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) nursery in the northwestern Pacific. Global Ecology and Conservation, 67, Article e04127
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2025.11.002

Gonzalez-Pestana, A. & Kyne, P.M. & García-Rodríguez, E. & Charles, R. & Brito, V.B. & Armstrong, A.O. & Batlle-Morera, A. & Palacios, M.D. & Rohner, C.A. & Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. & Acebes, J.M.V. & Adam, S. & Agustines, A.S. & Alghozali, F.A. & Amadoru, C.L. & Ambo-Rappe, R. & Aquino, M.T.R. & Araujo, G. & Argeswara, J. & Arinda, B.R. & Arunrugstichai, S. & Astari, E. & Auditore, L.M. & Banerjee, A. & Baranowski, C.M. & Barnes, A.J. & Beale, C.S. & Beura, S. & Blakeway, J.A. & Cañete, T.E. & Chansue, N. & Chin, A. & Chittapisan, S. & Chuangcharoendee, M. & Chung, F.C. & Dilrukshi, T. & Dornhege-Lazaroff, M. & Dudgeon, C.L. & Erdmann, M.V. & Fahmi, . & Fahrni Mansur, E. & Fernando, D. & Furumitsu, K. & Flam, A.L. & Gaffar, S. & Gausmann, P. & Gobiraj, R. & Grant, M.I. & Haque, A.B. & Hara, K. & Hilbourne, S.T. & Ho, K.C. & Hsu, H.H. & Hutchinson, N. & Ichida, N.K. & Jacoby, D.M.P. & Jarugulla, E.S. & Karnad, D. & Kinattumkara, B. & Kizhakudan, S.J. & Gokgoz, A. & Gustianto, M.W.D. & Gyi, T.K. & Lavina, . & Li, C.J.J. & Liyana, E. & Lobo, A.S. & Magson, K. & Manopawitr, P. & McCann, C.D. & McCann, D.A. & Menon, M. & Mizrahi, M. & Mohapatra, A. & Mohd Abdullah, M. & Muallil, R.N. & Murray, R. & Muttaqin, E. & Nazareth, E.M. & Neranjan, A. & Noor, R. & Nugraha, B. & Oliver, S.P. & Ong, S.A. & Orlov, A.M. & Payyat, S. & Pilcher, N.J. & Ponzo, A. & Prehadi, . & Putra, M.I.H. & Vo, V.Q. & Rambahiniarison, J. & Remya, L. & Reza, A. & Roul, S.K. & Sen, S. & Septiani, C. & Sianipar, Abraham B. & Sebastian, P. & Setyawan, E. & Shamsuddoha, M. & Shidqi, R.A. & Simeon, B.M. & Som, S. & Stean, S.J. & Spiji, D.A. & Sutaria, D. & Tanna, A. & Then, A.Y.H. & Thomas, S. & Tolen, N.J. & Trebol, M.L. & Tyabji, Z. & Utzurrum, J.A.T. & Venables, S.K. & Volvenko, I.V. & Ward-Paige, C.A. & Yamaguchi, A. & Yaptinchay, A. & Yuneni, R.R. & Zhang, J. & Ziadi-Künzli, F. & Zubair, M.A. & Jabado, R.W. (2026)
Critical habitats for sharks and rays in Asia remain largely unprotected. Biodiversity and Conservation , 35, Article 179
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-026-03356-2

Yamaguchi, A. & Furumitsu, K. & Ogino, Y. & Nakamura, M. & Orii, T. & Yu, C.-J. (2025)
Second record of the megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios from the Sea of Japan. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 59, 6–11

Wang, Y.J. & Ogino, Y. & Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2025)
Changes in growth of the Naru eagle ray Aetobatus narutobiei in Ariake Bay, based on over two decades of monitoring under fishing pressure. Fisheries Research, 292, Article 107588
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107588

Hara, K. & Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2024)
Age, growth parameters, and reproductive characteristics of the sharpspine skate (Okamejei acutispina) in the East China Sea. Fishery Bulletin, 122(3), 63–75
DOI: 10.7755/fb.122.3.1

Yamaguti, A. & Tsurudome, T. & Nagamitsu, M. & Kawakubo, A. & Watanabe, M. & Furumitsu, K. (2023)
Alopias superciliosus, the big eye thresher shark in the east China Sea and northwest Kyushu coast, Japan: Occurrence, biological characteristics and embryos Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 58, 51–59

Qi, J.W. & Shi, F.L. & Zhang, B.W. & Chen, X. & Xing, J. & Furumitsu, K. & Corush, J.B. & Yamaguchi, A. & Zhang, J. (2022)
Insights into genetic variation and demographic history of sharpnose rays: examinations of three species of Telatrygon (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Integrative Zoology, 17(6), 1063–1077
DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12614

Kusaka, T. & Hara, K. & Furumitsu, K. & Uehara, S. & Yagi, Y. & Yamaguchi, A. & Yagishita, N. (2021)
Genetic population structure of the polkadot skate (Dipturus chinensis) around Japan, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and polymorphic microsatellite loci. Fishery Bulletin, 119(2-3), 97–111
DOI: 10.7755/FB.119.2-3.1

Yamaguchi, A. & Furumitsu, K. & Wyffels, J. (2021)
Reproductive Biology and Embryonic Diapause as a Survival Strategy for the East Asian Endemic Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, Article 768701
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.768701

Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2021)
Reproduction and embryonic development of the red stingray Hemitrygon akajei from Ariake Bay, Japan [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 57, 11–15

Furumitsu, K. & Wyffels, J.T. & Yamaguchi, A. (2019)
Reproduction and embryonic development of the red stingray Hemitrygon akajei from Ariake Bay, Japan. Ichthyological Research, 66(4), 419–436
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-019-00687-9

Hara, K. & Furumitsu, K. & Aoshima, T. & Kanehara, H. & Yamaguchi, A. (2018)
Age, growth, and age at sexual maturity of the commercially landed skate species, Dipturus chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855), in the northern East China Sea. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 34(1), 66–72
DOI: 10.1111/jai.13575

Hara, K. & Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2018)
Dietary habits of the polkadot skate Dipturus chinensis in the East China Sea. Ichthyological Research, 65(3), 363–373
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-018-0622-y

Yamaguchi, A. & Tachibana, S. & Yokoyama, K. & Furumitsu, K. (2018)
Project on effective utilization for eagle rays caught by predator control programs [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 54, 27–39

Yamaguchi, A. & Hara, K. & Furumitsu, K. (2017)
The northernmost and first records of the reef manta ray, Manta alfredi, in Kyushu, Japan [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 53, 12–16

Chai, A. & Yamaguchi, A. & Furumitsu, K. & Zhang, J. (2016)
Mitochondrial genome of Japanese angel shark Squatina japonica (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae). Mitochondrial DNA, 27(2), 832–833
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.919463

Hara, K. & Furumitsu, K. & Aoshima, T. & Morii, Y. & Yamawaki, N. & Kusumoto, N. & Kanehara, H. & Yamaguchi, A. (2016)
Species composition of skates (Rajiformes: Rajoidei) collected in the East China Sea, during the cruise of the T/S Nagasaki-Maru [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 52, 5–11

Zhang, J. & Yang, B. & Yamaguchi, A. & Furumitsu, K. & Zhang, B. (2015)
Mitochondrial genome of longheaded eagle ray Aetobatus flagellum (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatidae). Mitochondrial DNA, 26(5), 76376–4
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.855740

Shigeta, T. & Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. & Tomiyama, T. & Sakai, Y. & Saito, H. (2015)
Takifugu rubripes predation on the venomous stingray Dasyatis akajei: gut content evidence from an estuary in the western Seto Inland Sea, Japan. Biosphere Science, 54, 89–98

Furumitsu, K. & Hara, K. & Kawakubo, A. & Yamaguchi, A. (2015)
Record of the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus caught off Kuroshima Island, Matsuura, Nagasaki [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 51, 1–6

Hara, K. & Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2014)
Record of a Korean skate, Hongeo koreana (Jeong and Nakabo, 1997) from off Goto [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 50, 21–26

Furukawa, A. & Furumitsu, K. & Ito, T. & Yagishita, N. & Yamaguchi, A. (2014)
Scientific name of “Sumitsukizame” around Japan [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 50, 27–34

White, W.T. & Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2013)
A New Species of Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei from the Northwest Pacific: An Example of the Critical Role Taxonomy Plays in Fisheries and Ecological Sciences. PLoS ONE, 8(12), Article e83785
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083785

Yamaguchi, A. & Furumitsu, K. & Tanaka, Sho & Kume, G. (2012)
Dietary habits of the fanray Platyrhina tangi (Batoidea: Platyrhinidae) in Ariake Bay, Japan. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 95(1), 147–154
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-011-9792-4

Furumitsu, K. & Kume, G. & Minei, Y. & Yamaguchi, A. (2012)
Reproductive Biology of the Shortspine Spurdog Squalus cf. mitsukurii in the Southwest Waters of Japan. Bulletin of Marine Science, 88(4), 987–1001
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2012.1009

Kume, G. & Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2012)
Life history of fanray Platyrhina tangi in Ariake Bay, Japan [Abstract]. - Poster World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 395

Furumitsu, K. & Kume, G. & Yamaguchi, A. (2012)
The importance of the innermost area of Ariake Bay, Japan as the nursery ground for elasmobranchs [Abstract]. - Poster World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 228

Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, Y. & Prasert, T. & Horinouchi, M. & Yamaguchi, A. (2012)
The cow stingray, Dasyatis cf. ushiei from the Andaman Sea, Trang, Thailand, and off Kuroshima, Nagasaki, Japan [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 48, 1–5

Furumitsu, K. & Zhang, J. & Yamaguchi, A. (2010)
Redescription of a Poorly Known Stingray, Dasyatis laevigata (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae), with Notes on Some Biological Aspects in Ariake Sea, Japan. Species Diversity, 15, 139–154

Kume, G. & Furumitsu, K. & Tanaka, Sho & Yamaguchi, A. (2009)
Reproductive biology of the guitarfish Rhinobatos hynnicephalus (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae) in Ariake Bay, Japan. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 85(4), 289–298
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-009-9487-2

Kume, G. & Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2008)
Age, growth and age at sexual maturity of fan ray Platyrhina sinensis (Batoidea: Platyrhinidae) in Ariake Bay, Japan. Fisheries Science, 74(4), 736–742
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2008.01584.x

Furumitsu, K. & Yamaguchi, A. (2004)
Dasyatis izuensis Nishida and Nakaya 1988, from Ariake Sound, Japan [in Japanese], Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 40, 41–43