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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 4: 4068 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Abalistes stellatusnative Starry triggerfish Okihagi 
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius analisnative Tailjet frogfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius coccineusnative Scarlet frogfish Gomafu-izariuo 
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius dorehensisnative New Guinean frogfish Kasuri-izari-ou 
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius nummifernative Spotfin frogfish Beni-izariuo 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Tetrarogidae Ablabys gymnothoraxnative Scaleless spiny waspfsh Kasasa-haokoze 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Tetrarogidae Ablabys taenianotusnative Cockatoo waspfish Tsumajiro-okoze 
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish Hama-datsu 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf bengalensisnative Bengal sergeant Tenjiku-suzumedai 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf lorenzinative Black-tail sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf notatusnative Yellowtail sergeant Iso-suzumedai 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf septemfasciatusnative Banded sergeant Shichisen-suzumedai 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf sexfasciatusnative Scissortail sergeant Rokusen-suzumedai 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf sordidusnative Blackspot sergeant Shima-suzumedai 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf vaigiensisnative Indo-Pacific sergeant Oyabiccha 
Acropomatiformes Hemerocoetidae Acanthaphritis barbatanative  Higetoragisu 
Acropomatiformes Hemerocoetidae Acanthaphritis unoorumnative   
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Acanthocepola indicamisidentification  Indo-akatachi 
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Acanthocepola krusensterniinative Red-spotted bandfish Akatachi 
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Acanthocepola limbatanative Blackspot bandfish Itten-akatachi 
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo Kamasu-sawara 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Acanthogobius flavimanusnative Yellowfin goby Mahaze 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Acanthogobius hastanative  Hazekuchi 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Acanthogobius insularisnative   
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Lumpenidae Acantholumpenus mackayinative Pighead prickleback Nuimegaji 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Acanthonus armatusnative Bony-eared assfish Hanatoge-ashiro 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus australisquestionable Yellowfin bream Ôsutoraria-kichinu 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus berdamisidentification Goldsilk seabream  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus chinshiranative Okinawan yellow-fin seabream Okinawa-kichinu 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus latusnative Yellowfin seabream Kichinu 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus pacificusnative Pacific seabream Nan’yo-chinu 
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus schlegeliinative Blackhead seabream Kurodai 
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoplesiops hiattinative Hiatt's basslet  
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoplesiops psilogasternative Barebelly longfin Fuchidori-tanabata-uo 
Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae Acanthopsetta nadeshnyinative Scale-eye plaice Urokomegarei 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus achillesnative Achilles tang  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus barienenative Black-spot surgeonfish Kanranhagi 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus blochiinative Ringtail surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus chronixismisidentification Chronixis surgeonfish Namerahagi 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus dussumierinative Eyestripe surgeonfish Nise-kanranhagi 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus gahhmquestionable Black surgeonfish Kuromontsuki 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus guttatusnative Whitespotted surgeonfish Gomaniza 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus japonicusnative Japan surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus leucopareiusnative Whitebar surgeonfish Suji-kurohagi 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus lineatusnative Lined surgeonfish Nijihagi 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus maculicepsnative White-freckled surgeonfish Irezuminiza 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus matanative Elongate surgeonfish Hiraniza 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus nigricansnative Whitecheek surgeonfish Megane-kurohagi 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus nigricaudanative Epaulette surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus nigrofuscusnative Brown surgeonfish Naganiza 
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