| 新潟县 | xīn xì xiàn | Niigata prefecture in northwest Japan | |
| 潟湖 | xì hú | lagoon; erroneously written 泻湖 | |
| 新潟 | xīn xì | Niigata, a city and prefecture in Japan |
| 1 | Found also in estuaries, lagoons, river mouths, and even freshwater. | |
| 2 | Now, coast guard vessels enforce a fishing ban within the lagoon and within a 12-nautical-mile radius around the atoll. | |
| 3 | Strong southern winds have been driving the sea into Venice's lagoon, causing the unusually high tides. | |
| 4 | Prefers well-oxygenated but vegetated waters such as floodplain river channels and permanent lagoons . | |
| 5 | Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and Kenya to South Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Also found in the rivers and lagoons of East Africa. |