All Fishes

Japan surgeonfish

Acanthurus japonicus

Have a laterally compressed oval body with long dorsal and anal fins.

Japanese anchovy

Engraulis japonicus

Body elongated, moderately high, height 4-5 times less than length, compressed at the sides and covered …

Japanese angelshark

Squatina japonica

The Japanese angelshark has a rather slender body and wing-shaped, broad pectoral and ventral fins characteristic …

Japanese barracuda

Sphyraena japonica

The body of the Japanese barracuda is elongated, rounded, slightly compressed at the sides, and covered …

Japanese bullhead shark

Heterodontus japonicus

The Japanese Bullhead has a cylindrical body and a massive head with a blunt and short …

Japanese eel

Anguilla japonica

Vertebrae: 114-118. Head length 11.2-11.9% (11.6%) of body length (according to Ege, females 13, males 12-13%). …

Japanese halfbeak

Hyporhamphus sajori

The Japanese halfbeak received its name due to the unique structure of its jaws, which defines …

Japanese huchen

Parahucho perryi

This species differs from the common taimen in having larger scales. There are small teeth on …

Japanese icefish

Salangichthys microdon

Since 2012, the species has been placed within the monotypic genus Salangichthys. Until a recent revision, …

Japanese large-eye bream

Gymnocranius euanus

The Japanese Large Eye Bream has an elongated body that is about two and a half …

Japanese pilchard

Sardinops melanosticta

The Japanese pilchard is a small, slender, silvery fish with a streamlined body typical of the …

Japanese pineapplefish

Monocentris japonica

The body of the Japanese pineapple fish is short, thick, covered with a kind of shell …

Japanese puffer

Takifugu rubripes

The body is covered with barbs. Vertebrae: 21-22. This species is able to inflate into a …

Japanese sea bass

Lateolabrax japonicus

The Japanese seabass has a slightly split tail and a large mouth with the lower jaw …

Japanese Spanish mackerel

Scomberomorus niphonius

Japanese Spanish mackerel have a spindle-shaped body, compressed at the sides. The swim bladder is absent. …

Japanese threadfin bream

Nemipterus japonicus

Japanese threadfin bream are characterized by the following features: the lower edge of the eye is …

Japanese wobbegong

Orectolobus japonicus

They have a flattened and broad head and body. There is a leathery fringe of five …

Jarbua terapon

Terapon jarbua

The Jarbua terapon has an oblong body, moderately compressed laterally. The mouth is oblique, with jaws …

Jenkins' whipray

Pateobatis jenkinsii

The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened disk, …

John Dory

Zeus faber

The body of John Dory is oval in shape, very deep, and strongly compressed laterally. Along …

Keel-jawed needlefish

Tylosurus acus

Vertebrae: 90-95. The canines of the upper jaw point straight down rather than forward. Both jaws …

Keeled mullet

Planiliza carinata

Keeled mullet has a broad head, a mouth as wide as the head, a well-developed fatty …

Kelee shad

Hilsa kelee

Hilsa kelee is now considered the only species in the genus Hilsa, although other species were …

Kelp snailfish

Liparis tunicatus

The Kelp Snailfish has a broad, rounded head that is slightly compressed from the sides. It …