Fish Species of Japan

Longspine snipefish

Macroramphosus scolopax

LC 🌊 Marine

Longspined porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

LC 🌊 Marine

Luetken's lanternfish

Diaphus luetkeni

LC 🌊 Marine

Luminous lanternfish

Lampadena luminosa

LC 🌊 Marine

Luvar

Luvarus imperialis

LC 🌊 Marine

Marlin sucker

Remora osteochir

LC 🌊 Marine

Melánfido

Melamphaes polylepis

DD 🌊 Marine

Midwater scorpionfish

Ectreposebastes imus

LC 🌊 Marine

Mirrorwing flyingfish

Hirundichthys speculiger

LC 🌊 Marine

Molly miller

Scartella cristata

LC 🌊 Marine

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Melanocetus murrayi

LC 🌊 Marine

Noble lampfish

Lampanyctus nobilis

LC 🌊 Marine

Ocean sunfish

Mola mola

VU 🌊 Marine

Oceanic puffer

Lagocephalus lagocephalus

LC 🌊 Marine

Oilfish

Ruvettus pretiosus

LC 🌊 Marine

Omosudid

Omosudis lowii

LC 🌊 Marine

Orange-lined triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Pacific barracudina

Lestidiops jayakari

LC 🌊 Marine

Pacific blackchin

Scopelengys tristis

LC 🌊 Marine

Pacific fanfish

Pteraclis aesticola

LC 🌊 Marine

Pacific hatchet fish

Argyropelecus affinis

LC 🌊 Marine

Pacific portholefish

Diplophos taenia

LC 🌊 Marine

Pale threadtail snipe eel

Nemichthys curvirostris

LC 🌊 Marine

Parin's spinyfish

Diretmichthys parini

LC 🌊 Marine

Pawnee dragonfish

Bathophilus pawneei

LC 🌊 Marine

Pearly lanternfish

Myctophum nitidulum

LC 🌊 Marine

Pelagic porcupinefish

Diodon eydouxii

LC 🌊 Marine

Pelican eel

Eurypharynx pelecanoides

LC 🌊 Marine

Pennant coralfish

Heniochus acuminatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Photostomias Guernei

Photostomias guernei

LC 🌊 Marine

Pillar wire eel

Saurenchelys stylura

LC 🌊 Marine

Pink flabby whalefish

Cetostoma regani

DD 🌊 Marine

Pompano dolphinfish

Coryphaena equiselis

LC 🌊 Marine

Power's deep-water bristle-mouth fish

Vinciguerria poweriae

LC 🌊 Marine

Ragged bigscale

Scopelogadus mizolepis

LC 🌊 Marine

Rainbow runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

LC 🌊 Marine

Red cornetfish

Fistularia petimba

LC 🌊 Marine

Red lionfish

Pterois volitans

LC 🌊 Marine

Redmouth whalefish

Rondeletia loricata

LC 🌊 Marine

Regal demoiselle

Neopomacentrus cyanomos

LC 🌊 Marine

Reinhardt's lantern fish

Hygophum reinhardtii

LC 🌊 Marine

Rendezvous fish

Polymetme corythaeola

LC 🌊 Marine

Ridgehead

Poromitra megalops

DD 🌊 Marine

Roudi escolar

Promethichthys prometheus

LC 🌊 Marine

Rough triggerfish

Canthidermis maculata

LC 🌊 Marine

Roughear scad

Decapterus tabl

LC 🌊 Marine

Scaleless dragonfish

Bathophilus nigerrimus

LC 🌊 Marine

Scalloped ribbonfish

Zu cristatus

LC 🌊 Marine