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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
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Acheilognathus Macropterus
Acheilognathus macropterus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Amazon sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Amur catfish
Silurus asotus
LC 💧 Freshwater
aquaculture, aquarium
Cobitis biwae
💧 Freshwater
aquarium
Coreoperca kawamebari
💧 Freshwater
Asian swamp eel
Monopterus albus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Banded tilapia
Tilapia sparrmanii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Barbel steed
Hemibarbus labeo
LC 💧 Freshwater
Biwia Zezera
Biwia zezera
LC 💧 Freshwater
Blue tilapia
Oreochromis aureus
💧 Freshwater
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Bowfin
Amia calva
LC 💧 Freshwater
Brown bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Chinese muddy loach
Misgurnus mizolepis
💧 Freshwater
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
LC 💧 Freshwater
Convict cichlid
Amatitlania nigrofasciata
DD 💧 Freshwater
Dark chub
Nipponocypris temminckii
💧 Freshwater
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC 💧 Freshwater
European perch
Perca fluviatilis
LC 💧 Freshwater
European whitefish
Coregonus lavaretus
VU 💧 Freshwater
Flathead catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
LC 💧 Freshwater
Freshwater drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
LC 💧 Freshwater
Freshwater minnow
Zacco platypus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Gasterosteus Microcephalus
Gasterosteus microcephalus
💧 Freshwater
Ginbuna
Carassius langsdorfii
💧 Freshwater
Gnathopogon Caerulescens
Gnathopogon caerulescens
EN 💧 Freshwater
Golden perch
Macquaria ambigua
LC 💧 Freshwater
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Green sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Green swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Hemibarbus Longirostris
Hemibarbus longirostris
LC 💧 Freshwater
Hong Kong catfish
Clarias fuscus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Indian glassy fish
Parambassis ranga
LC 💧 Freshwater
Japanese Dark Chub
Nipponocypris sieboldii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Japanese white crucian carp
Carassius cuvieri
EN 💧 Freshwater
Kamatsuka
Pseudogobio esocinus
💧 Freshwater
Khanka gudgeon
Squalidus chankaensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Lake whitefish
Coregonus clupeaformis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Lakeweed Chub
Ischikauia steenackeri
EN 💧 Freshwater
Largemouth black bass
Micropterus salmoides
LC 💧 Freshwater
Lefua Nikkonis
Lefua nikkonis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Leopard mandarin fish
Siniperca scherzeri
DD 💧 Freshwater
Mandarin fish
Siniperca chuatsi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Metallic Bitterling
Acheilognathus typus
VU 💧 Freshwater
Molly
Poecilia sphenops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU 💧 Freshwater
Mud carp
Cirrhinus molitorella
NT 💧 Freshwater
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