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List of Marine Fishes reported from Japan
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Table 1: 3931 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 91 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 46 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 4068 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 3: 46 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Acanthocepola indicamisidentification  Indo-akatachi 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus berdamisidentification Goldsilk seabream  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus chronixismisidentification Chronixis surgeonfish Namerahagi 
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser medirostrisextirpated Green sturgeon Chôzame 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanot established European eel Unagi 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Bodianus dianamisidentification Diana's hogfish Montsukibera 
Gadiformes Bregmacerotidae Bregmaceros mcclellandimisidentification Unicorn cod Minami-saiuo 
Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium isabellamisidentification Draughtsboard shark  
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium griseummisidentification Grey bambooshark Shimazame 
Eupercaria/misc Scaridae Chlorurus sordidusmisidentification Daisy parrotfish Hagebudai 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Dagetichthys marginatusmisidentification White-margined sole Amami-ushinoshita 
Gadiformes Gaidropsaridae Enchelyopus cimbriusmisidentification Fourbeard rockling  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus chlorostigmamisidentification Brownspotted grouper  
Scombriformes Gempylidae Epinnula magistralismisidentification Domine Aosumiyaki 
Clupeiformes Dussumieriidae Etrumeus sadinamisidentification Red-eye round herring Ureme-iwashi 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota albolineatamisidentification White-line dwarfgoby Shiro-isohaze 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota epiphanesmisidentification Divine dwarfgoby  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Foa brachygrammamisidentification Weed cardinalfish Taiwan-mato-ishimochi 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Hyporthodus mystacinusmisidentification Misty grouper Mahata-modoki 
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Lepadichthys frenatusmisidentification  Misaki-uba-uo 
Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Malthopsis jordanimisidentification Jordan's triangular batfish Kowanuke-fûryû-uo 
Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Malthopsis luteaerror Yellow triangular batfish Fûryû-uo 
Gobiiformes Microdesmidae Nemateleotris helfrichimisidentification Helfrichs' dartfish  
Acropomatiformes Bathyclupeidae Neobathyclupea argenteamisidentification West Atlantic (silver) deepsea herring Sokonishin 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Neotrygon kuhliimisidentification Blue-spotted stingray Yakko-ei 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Neozoarcidae Neozoarces pulchererror Tape blenny  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Novaculops woodimisidentification Hawaiian sandy Tensumodoki 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Odontamblyopus rubicundusmisidentification  Warasubo 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Odontanthias chrysostictusmisidentification  Barahanadai 
Orectolobiformes Orectolobidae Orectolobus ornatusmisidentification Ornate wobbegong Karakusa-ôse 
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Owstonia grammodonmisidentification   
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Pinguipedidae Parapercis maculatamisidentification Harlequin sandperch  
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Pinguipedidae Parapercis somaliensismisidentification Somali sandperch Somari-toragisu 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Pastinachus sephenerror Cowtail stingray Tsuka-ei 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Plectranthias kelloggimisidentification   
Beryciformes Melamphaidae Poromitra crassicepserror Crested bigscale Kabuto-uo 
Beryciformes Melamphaidae Poromitra unicorniserror  Futozuno-kabuto-uo 
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Pseudojuloides atavaimisidentification Polynesian wrasse  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Pseudojuloides cerasinusmisidentification Smalltail wrasse  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Pseudojuloides elongatusmisidentification Long green wrasse Otohimebera 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Rhinopias aphaneserror Lacy scorpionfish  
Rhinopristiformes Rhinidae Rhynchobatus djiddensismisidentification Giant guitarfish Tongari-sakatazame 
Eupercaria/misc Nemipteridae Scolopsis taeniopteramisidentification Lattice monocle bream Hitosuji-tamagashira 
Squaliformes Somniosidae Somniosus rostratuserror Little sleeper shark  
Squaliformes Squalidae Squalus acanthiasmisidentification Picked dogfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Taeniamia lineolatamisidentification Shimmering cardinal Atohikitenjikudai 
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