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Fish Species of Japan
Native and commonly occurring fish across 2 ocean regions - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
307
Total Species
14
Threatened
66
Edible
2
Ocean Regions
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Argentinian silverside
Odontesthes bonariensis
DD
🔄 Diadromous
Ayu sweetfish
Plecoglossus altivelis
DD
🔄 Diadromous
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
LC
🔄 Diadromous
European eel
Anguilla anguilla
CR
🔄 Diadromous
Frog Goby
Tridentiger brevispinis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinomorus lacunosus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Japanese Amago
Oncorhynchus rhodurus
🔄 Diadromous
Japanese eel
Anguilla japonica
EN
🔄 Diadromous
Japanese seabass
Lateolabrax japonicus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Ninespine stickleback
Pungitius pungitius
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
LC
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★★
Rock flagtail
Kuhlia rupestris
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Round goby
Neogobius melanostomus
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Sea trout
Salmo trutta
LC
🔄 Diadromous
🍽️ ★★★★
Sockeye salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Striped bass
Morone saxatilis
LC
🔄 Diadromous
White perch
Morone americana
LC
🔄 Diadromous
Whitespotted char
Salvelinus leucomaenis
LC
🔄 Diadromous