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No. of Animals recorded/estimated (List):
The island does not have any reef area so no coral were recorded here. Among the marine invertebrates, 6 species of crabs, 6 species of prawn, 1 species of barnacles, 1 species of lobster, 5 species of gastropods and 7 species of bivalve.
Roji Island
No. of Plants/macroalgae recorded/estimated (List):
Mangrove species (Avicennia sp., Rhizophora sp. and Ceriop sp.), Prosopis juliflora, grasses. A total 13 species recorded, belonging to 11 families and 13 genera. Mainly scrub type vegetation like, Grewia tenax, Zizyphus nummularia, Euphorbia nivulia, Commiphora wightii and Indigofera oblongifolia most common here.
Area: 200 ha
Population of Dwellers: 0
Threats to the Island:
Sedimentation and fishermen community
Any other pertinent information:
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