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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
Deepsea Anglerfish
Linophryne arborifera
LC
🌊 Marine
Duckbill barracudina
Magnisudis atlantica
LC
🌊 Marine
Electric lantern fish
Electrona risso
LC
🌊 Marine
Elongated bristlemouth fish
Sigmops elongatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Eyebrow bigscale
Melamphaes longivelis
DD
🌊 Marine
Festive lanternfish
Lampanyctus festivus
LC
🌊 Marine
Freckled driftfish
Psenes cyanophrys
LC
🌊 Marine
Garman's lanternfish
Diaphus garmani
LC
🌊 Marine
Gelatinous blindfish
Aphyonus gelatinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Gilbert's halosaurid fish
Aldrovandia affinis
LC
🌊 Marine
Gilbert's large lantern fish
Diaphus adenomus
LC
🌊 Marine
Glasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Glasshead barreleye
Rhynchohyalus natalensis
LC
🌊 Marine
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
LC
🌊 Marine
Günther's boafish
Stomias affinis
LC
🌊 Marine
Hairfin dwarfgoby
Eviota prasites
LC
🌊 Marine
Half-naked hatchetfish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hidden bristlemouth
Cyclothone obscura
LC
🌊 Marine
Highfin lizardfish
Bathysaurus mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Highlight hatchetfish
Sternoptyx pseudobscura
LC
🌊 Marine
Horned lanternfish
Diaphus splendidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hound needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
LC
🌊 Marine
Hubb's pearleye
Rosenblattichthys hubbsi
LC
🌊 Marine
Humpback anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
LC
🌊 Marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
VU
🌊 Marine
Inflated whiptail
Macrouroides inflaticeps
LC
🌊 Marine
Japanese smelt
Hypomesus nipponensis
LC
🌊 Marine
John dory
Zeus faber
DD
🌊 Marine
Kali Indica
Kali indica
LC
🌊 Marine
Keeltail needlefish
Platybelone argalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Knifetail Pomfret
Taractes rubescens
LC
🌊 Marine
Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish
Ceratias holboelli
LC
🌊 Marine
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
LC
🌊 Marine
Largescaled Neoscopelid
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus
LC
🌊 Marine
Lesser bream
Brama dussumieri
LC
🌊 Marine
Lestrolepis Intermedia
Lestrolepis intermedia
LC
🌊 Marine
Live sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
LC
🌊 Marine
Lobisomem
Notoscopelus caudispinosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Long snouted lancetfish
Alepisaurus ferox
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb dragonfish
Flagellostomias boureei
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbarb scaly dragonfish
Stomias longibarbatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longbeard grenadier
Ventrifossa macropogon
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin escolar
Scombrolabrax heterolepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin lanternfish
Diogenichthys atlanticus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfin yellowtail
Seriola rivoliana
LC
🌊 Marine
Longfinned bullseye
Cookeolus japonicus
LC
🌊 Marine
Longnose tapirfish
Polyacanthonotus challengeri
LC
🌊 Marine
Longsnout blacksmelt
Dolicholagus longirostris
LC
🌊 Marine