Abstract
Milkfish fry, ranging from 10 to 16 mm TL, commonly occur at Tanegashima and Yakushima Islands from late June to early November.They are especially abundant in July and August.While no clear relationship was observed between lunar and tidal phases and the abundance of fry occurring along the beaches, the fry were much more abundant on days with the wind blowing towards the coast than on days with the wind of other directions.The fry occurred much more abundantly at Kumano, which is located on the east coast of Tanegashima and faces the Kuroshio than at Shimama on the west coast of the island and Miyanoura of Yakushima.
