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Higher Taxa Scientific Name [Common name] Trade regulation in Japan Impact
Amiidae, Amiiformes, Actinopterygii Amia calva
  [Bowfin]
No Potentially: Predation on native aquatic animals.
Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii Gambusia affinis   [Photo]
  [Mosquitofish]
Yes Competition with Medaka (Oryzias latipes). Predation on juvenil ...
Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii Poecilia reticulata   [Photo]
  [Guppy]
No Unknown impact.
Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii Poecilia sphenops
  [Molly]
No Unknown impact.
Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii Xiphophorus hellerii
  [Green swordtail]
No Unknown impact.
Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii Xiphophorus maculatus
  [Moon fish]
No Unknown impact.
Esocidae, Esociformes, Actinopterygii Esox lucius
  [Northern pike]
Yes Potentially: Competition with and predation on native fishes.
Esocidae, Esociformes, Actinopterygii Esox masquinongy
  [Muskellunge]
Yes Potentially: Predation on and competition with native species.
Amblycipitidae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii Liobagrus reini   [Photo]
  [Akaza]
No Unknown impact.
Bagridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii Pseudobagrus nudiceps   [Photo]
  [Gigi]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Abbottina rivularis   [Photo]
  [Chinese false gudgeon]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Acheilognathus cyanostigma
  [Striped bitterling]
No Competition with native bitterlings in oviposition site bivalves.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Acheilognathus macropterus   [Photo] No Competition, hybridization with native fishes.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Acheilognathus rhombeus   [Photo]
  [Kanehira]
No Competition with native bitterlings in oviposition site bivalves.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Acheilognathus tabira erythropterus   [Photo]
  [Red tabira bitterling]
No Competition with native bitterlings in oviposition site bivalves.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Acheilognathus tabira tabira   [Photo]
  [ ]
No Potentially: Competition for bivalves as oviposition site.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Acheilognathus typus   [Photo]
  [Zenitanago]
No Competition with native bitterlings in oviposition site bivalves.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Aristichthys nobilis
  [Striped bighead]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Biwia zezera
  [Zezera]
No Hybridization with native conspecific population in NW Kyushu. Unknown ...
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Carassius auratus grandoculis   [Photo]
  [Nigoro-buna]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Carassius auratus langsdorfii   [Photo]
  [Gin-buna]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Carassius cuvieri   [Photo]
  [ Gengoro-buna]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Ctenopharyngodon idella   [Photo]
  [Grass carp]
No Destruction of aquatic flora.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Cyprinus carpio   [Photo]
  [Common carp]
No In almost part of Japan, hybridization with native carp populations. I ...
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Danio albolineatus
  [Pearl danio]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Danio rerio
  [Zebrafish]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Gnathopogon caerulescens
  [Honmoroko]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Gnathopogon elongatus elongatus   [Photo]
  [Tamoroko]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Hemibarbus barbus   [Photo]
  [Barbel steed]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Hemibarbus longirostris
  [Zunaga-nigoi]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Hypophthalmichthys molitrix   [Photo]
  [Silver bighead]
No Impact on native fishes seems little. There is a report that Japanese ...
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Ischikauia steenackeri   [Photo]
  [Wataka]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Mylopharyngodon piceus
  [Black carp]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Opsariichthys uncirostris   [Photo] 2012-04-20 updated
  [Three-lips]
No Potentially: Predation on native fishes.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Pseudogobio esocinus   [Photo]
  [Kamatsuka]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Pseudorasbora parva   [Photo]
  [Stone moroko]
No Unknown impact. If Chinese population is introduced, hybridization wit ...
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Pseudorasbora pumila pumila
  [Moroco]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Pungtungia herzi   [Photo]
  [Mugitsuku]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus   [Photo]
  [Rosy bitterling]
Yes Competition, hybridization against native species.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus   [Photo]
  [Biwa-higai]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Squalidus biwae
  [Sugomoroko]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Squalidus gracilis gracilis   [Photo]
  [Itomoroko]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Tanakia lanceolata   [Photo]
  [Yari-tanago]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Tanakia limbata   [Photo]
  [Oily bitterling]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Tinca tinca
  [Tench]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Zacco platypus   [Photo]
  [Freshwater minnow]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Zacco sieboldii   [Photo]
  [Dark chub]
No Unknown impact.
Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Zacco temminckii   [Photo]
  [Dark chub]
No Unknown impact.
Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Cobitis biwae   [Photo]
  [Japanese striped loach]
No Unknown impact.
Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Cobitis sp. “L”
  [Suji-shima-dojou large type]
No Unknown impact.
Balitoridae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Lefua nikkonis
  [Stone loach]
No Unknown impact.
Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Misgurnus anguillicaudatus   [Photo]
  [Oriental weatherfish]
No Potentially: Hybridization and competition with native populations.
Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Noemacheilus barbatulus toni   [Photo]
  [Stone loach]
No Unknown impact.
Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii Paramisgurnus dabryanus   [Photo]
  [Kara-dojou]
Yes Potentially: Competitive with native weatherfish.
Plecoglossidae, Osmeriformes, Actinopterygii Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis   [Photo]
  [Ayu sweetfish]
No Unknown impact. The Biwako Lake popuplation may not hybridize with riv ...
Plecoglossidae, Osmeriformes, Actinopterygii Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis
  [Ryukyu-ayu-fish]
No Unknown impact.
Osmeridae, Osmeriformes, Actinopterygii Hypomesus nipponensis
  [Japanese smelt]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Coregonus lavaretus maraena
  [Common whitefish]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Oncorhynchus keta   [Photo]
  [Chum salmon]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch
  [Silver salmon]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Oncorhynchus masou ishikawai   [Photo]
  [Cherry salmon]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Oncorhynchus masou masou   [Photo]
  [Cherry salmon]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus
  [Biwamasu]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Oncorhynchus mykiss   [Photo]
  [Rainbow trout]
No Actually: Competition with native salmoid fishes. Eggs of salmoid fish ...
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka
  [Sockeye salmon]
No Potentially: Predation on zooplankton. Competition with native fishes. ...
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Oncorhynchus tschawytscha
  [King salmon]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Salmo trutta
  [Brown trout]
No Predation, competition against native species.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Salvelinus fontinalis
  [Brook trout]
No Potentially: Competition and hybridization with native species. Introd ...
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Salvelinus leucomaenis subspp.    [Photo]
  [Chum salmon]
No Unknown impact.
Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii Salvelinus namaycush
  [Lake trout]
No Unknown impact.
Centropomidae, Periciformes, Actinopterygii Lates niloticus
  [Nile perch]
No Potentially: Predation and competition. This species was introduc ...
Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Amatitlania nigrofasciata
  [Convict cichlid]
No Unknown impact.
Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Oreochromis mossambicus
  [Mozambique tilapia]
No Unknown impact.
Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Oreochromis niloticus   [Photo]
  [Nile tilapia]
Yes Potentially: Competition with native fishes.
Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Otopharynx lithobates No Unknown impact.
Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Tilapia zillii
  [Redbelly tilapia]
No Unknown impact.
Percichthyidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Coreoperca kawamebari   [Photo]
  [Oyanirami]
No Unknown impact.
Percichthyidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Siniperca chuatsi
  [Chinese perch]
Yes Potentially: Predation on and competition with native species. In case ...
Percichthyidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Siniperca scherzeri
  [Mandarin fish]
Yes Potentially: Predation on and competition with native species.
Osphronemidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Macropodus ocellatus
  [Paradise fish]
No Unknown impact.
Osphronemidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Macropodus opercularis
  [Paradise fish]
No Unknown impact.
Centrarchidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Lepomis macrochirus   [Photo]
  [Bluegill]
Yes Predation, competition against native species.
Centrarchidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Micropterus dolomieui
  [Smallmouth bass]
Yes Predation, competition against native species.
Centrarchidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Micropterus salmoides   [Photo]
  [Largemouth bass]
Yes Predation, competition against native species.
Lateolabracidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Lateolabrax sp.
  [Continental seabass]
No Potentially: Competition with native seabass Lateolabrax japonicus< ...
Lateolabracidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Maccullochella peelii
  [Murray cod]
No Potentially: competition and predation on native species.
Percichthyidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Macquaria ambigua
  [Golden perch]
No Potentially: Predation on native aquatic animals
Channidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Channa argus   [Photo]
  [Snakehead]
No Predation on native species including fishery species.
Channidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Channa asiatica
  [Small snakehead]
No Unknown impact.
Channidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Channa maculata
  [Blotched snakehead]
Yes Unknown impact.
Ambassidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Pseudambassis ranga
  [Indian glassy fish]
No Unknown impact.
Gobiidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Rhinogobius sp. OR   [Photo]
  [Amur goby (orange type)]
No Competition with native goby.
Gobiidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Tridentiger brevispinis   [Photo]
  [Numachichibu]
No Competition against native species.
Percidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Perca fluviatilis
  [Eurasian perch]
Yes Potentially: Predation, competition against native species. Damage on ...
Percidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Sander lucioperca
  [Pikeperch]
Yes Potentially: Competition with and predation on native aquatic animals. ...
Moronidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Morone chrysops
  [White bass]
Yes Potentially: Competition with and predation on native aquatic animals
Moronidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii Morone saxatilis
  [Striped bass]
Yes Potentially: Competition with and predation on native aquatic animals
Synbranchidae, Synbranchiformes, Actinopterygii Monopterus albus
  [Swamp eel]
No Damaging rice field by digging.
Adrianichthyidae, Beloniformes, Actinopterygii Oryzias latipes   [Photo]
  [Medaka]
No Hybridization with native population in except Hokkaido.
Atherinopsidae, Atheriniformes, Actinopterygii Odontesthes bonariensis   [Photo]
  [Argentinian silverside]
No Unknown impact.
Gasterosteidae, Gasterosteiformes, Actinopterygii Gasterosteus cf. microcephalus
  [Hariyo]
No Unknown impact.
Ictaluridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii Ictalurus punctatus   [Photo]
  [Channel catfish]
Yes Actually: Predation on aquatic species such as fishes shrimps, in Kasu ...
Siluridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii Silurus asotus   [Photo]
  [Amur catfish]
No Predation on native species.
Siluridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii Silurus glanis
  [wels catfish]
No Potentially: predation on native species. hybridization with native co ...
Clariidae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii Clarias fuscus
  [Whitespotted clarias]
No Unknown impact.
Loricariidae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii Liposarcus disjunctivus
  [Suckermouth armored catfishes]
No Potentially: Competition with native freshwater finish.
Clariidae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii Clarias batrachus
  [walking catfish]
No Predation and competition against native species. In SE Asia and S USA ...
Higher Taxa Common name [Scientific Name] Trade restriction in Japan Impact

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