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List of Endemic Fishes reported from Japan
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Table 1: 42 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 0 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 0 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 42 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 42 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennatus flagellatusendemic  Muchi-izari-uo 
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Apterichtus moseriendemic  Goma-umihebi 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Astrocottus lepropsendemic  Hoho-urokokajika 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Cabillus atripelvicusendemic   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Cabillus pexusendemic  Kushi-yorime-haze 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus curvispinisendemic Izu ruddertail dragonet Chibi-numeri 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Centroscyllium ritteriendemic Whitefin dogfish Kasumizame 
Orectolobiformes Parascylliidae Cirrhoscyllium japonicumendemic Saddle carpetshark Kurakakezame 
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Cirripectes kuwamuraiendemic  Suji-tategami-kaeru-uo 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Clariger sirahamaensisendemic   
Cypriniformes Cobitidae Cobitis takatsuensisendemic  Ishi-dojô 
Siluriformes Bagridae Coreobagrus ichikawaiendemic Neko-gigi Nekogigi 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Eviota abaxendemic Sand-table dwarfgoby Isohaze 
Eupercaria/misc Gerreidae Gerres akazakiiendemic Japanese tenspined silver-biddy Sedaka-daimyosagi 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Gymnogobius isazaendemic  Isaza 
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Halicampus punctatusendemic Starry pipefish Hoshiyôji 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon izuensisendemic Izu stingray Izuhime-ei 
Ateleopodiformes Ateleopodidae Ijimaia fowleriendemic   
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Aploactinidae Kanekonia floridaendemic  Hanachigo-okoze 
Carangaria/misc Latidae Lates japonicusendemic Japanese lates Okinokoi 
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Lefua nikkonisendemic  Ezo-hotokedojô 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Luciogobius albusendemic  Dôkutsu-mimizuhaze 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Luciogobius pallidusendemic  Ido-mimizuhaze 
Osmeriformes Salangidae Neosalanx reganiusendemic  Ariakehime-shira-uo 
Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Nipponocypris sieboldiiendemic  Numamutsu 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus iwameendemic Iwame trout  
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus kawamuraeendemic  Kunimasu 
Cypriniformes Botiidae Parabotia curtusendemic Kissing loach Ayu-mokodi 
Acropomatiformes Synagropidae Parascombrops oheiendemic   
Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Propherallodus briggsiendemic  Hime-uba-uo 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Pseudanthias leucozonusendemic  Shiro-obihanadai 
Cypriniformes Acheilognathidae Pseudorhodeus tanagoendemic Tokyo bitterling Miyakotanago 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Rhinogobius biwaensisendemic  Biwa-yoshinobori 
Cypriniformes Acheilognathidae Rhodeus smithiiendemic  Nippon-baratanago 
Rhinopristiformes Rhinidae Rhynchobatus mononokeendemic Japanese wedgefish Mononoke-tongarisakatazame 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Salvelinus japonicusendemic  Kirikuchi char 
Cypriniformes Gobionidae Sarcocheilichthys biwaensisendemic  Abura-higai 
Siluriformes Siluridae Silurus biwaensisendemic Eurasian catfish Biwako-ônamazu 
Siluriformes Siluridae Silurus lithophilusendemic  Iwatoko-namazu 
Osmeriformes Osmeridae Spirinchus lanceolatusendemic  Shishamo 
Squaliformes Squalidae Squalus shiraiiendemic Shirai's spurdog Hiretaka-tsunozame 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Neozoarcidae Zoarchias macrocephalusendemic  Shinju kazunagi 
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