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: With picture| Higher Taxa | Scientific Name [Common name] |
Legal control | Distribution in Japan |
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| Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii | Gambusia affinis [Mosquitofish] |
Yes | Fukushima Pref. and southern part of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa, and Ogasawara ... |
| Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii | Poecilia reticulata [Guppy] |
Hot springs in Hokkaido(Onneto Falls: declared eradication in 2019), Fukushima, Nagan ... | |
| Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii | Poecilia sphenops [Molly] |
Hokkaido | |
| Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii | Xiphophorus hellerii [Green swordtail] |
Yamanashi Pref., Okinawajima, and Kumejima Islands. | |
| Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontiformes, Actinopterygii | Xiphophorus maculatus [Moon fish] |
Okinawajima Island (established or not is unclear). | |
| Amblycipitidae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii | Liobagrus reini [Akaza] |
Iwate Pref. | |
| Bagridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii | Pseudobagrus nudiceps [Gigi] |
Akita, Niigata, Fukui, Yamanashi, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, and Kumamoto Prefs. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Abbottina rivularis [Chinese false gudgeon] |
Miyagi and Niigata Prefs., Kanto District, and Biwako Lake (Shiga Pref.) | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Acheilognathus cyanostigma [Striped bitterling] |
Toyama, Okayama, and Kumamoto Prefs., and Shikoku Is. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Acheilognathus macropterus | Lake Kasumigaura and Lake Kitaura, Ibaraki Pref. Reservoirs along the Tone River incl ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Acheilognathus rhombeus [Kanehira] |
Miyagi and Ibaraki Prefs (Kasumigaura Lake River System). | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Acheilognathus tabira erythropterus [Red tabira bitterling] |
Aomori Pref. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Acheilognathus tabira tabira [ ] |
Aomori and Shimane Prefs. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Acheilognathus typus [Zenitanago] |
Nagano and Shizuoka Pref. (Suwako Lake and Tenryugawa River System). | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Aristichthys nobilis [Striped bighead] |
Established in Kasumigaura and Kitaura Lakes and Tonegawa and Edogawa river systems. ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Biwia zezera [Zezera] |
Kanto District, Niigata Pref., and NW Kyushu. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Carassius auratus grandoculis [Nigoro-buna] |
Toyama Pref. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Carassius auratus langsdorfii [Gin-buna] |
Okinawa | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Carassius cuvieri [ Gengoro-buna] |
Almost entire Japan | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Ctenopharyngodon idella [Grass carp] |
Established in Tonegawa and Edogawa River System, Kasumigaura and Kitaura Lake. Despi ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Cyprinus carpio [Common carp] |
Hybridization between native and introduced populations should occurred given that ar ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Danio albolineatus [Pearl danio] |
Reservoir pond in N Okinawajima Is. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Danio rerio [Zebrafish] |
Reservoir pond in N Okinawajima Is. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Gnathopogon caerulescens [Honmoroko] |
Okutamako (Tokyo), Yamanakako (Yamanashi), Suwako (Nagano), and Yuharako (Okayama) La ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Gnathopogon elongatus elongatus [Tamoroko] |
Tohoku District and Kyushu. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Hemibarbus barbus [Barbel steed] |
Shizuoka Pref. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Hemibarbus longirostris [Zunaga-nigoi] |
Nother side of Chugoku District and Shizuoka Pref (Abekawa and Warashinagawa Rivers). ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix [Silver bighead] |
Established in Tone-Edo River System and Yodogawa River System. However, constantly r ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Ischikauia steenackeri [Wataka] |
Kanto and Hokuriku Districts, Nara, Okayama, Shimane, Yamaguchi, and Fukuoka Prefs. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Mylopharyngodon piceus [Black carp] |
Breed at Lake Kasumigaura and Lake kitaura in Ibaraki Pref., Tonegawa and Edogawa Riv ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Opsariichthys uncirostris [Three-lips] |
Kanto, Chugoku and Kyushu District, and the Nobi Plain. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Pseudogobio esocinus [Kamatsuka] |
Aomori, Shizuoka (C to E), and Hyogo (Maruyamagawa River) Prefs. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Pseudorasbora parva [Stone moroko] |
Hokkaido, Tohoku District, and Okinawa Pref. In the native range in Japan, introducti ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Pseudorasbora pumila pumila [Moroco] |
Hokkaido | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Pungtungia herzi [Mugitsuku] |
Tokyo, Gumma, Chiba, and Kanagawa Prefs. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus [Rosy bitterling] |
Yes | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus [Biwa-higai] |
Tohoku, Hokuriku, and Kanto District, Yamanashi, Nagano, Kochi, and Fukuoka Prefs. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Squalidus biwae [Sugomoroko] |
The Kanto Plain, Shizuoka Pref., and Kochi Pref. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Squalidus gracilis gracilis [Itomoroko] |
Kanagawa Pref. (Sagami River) and Shizuoka Pref. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Tanakia lanceolata [Yari-tanago] |
C & S Chiba Pref. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Tanakia limbata [Oily bitterling] |
Shizuoka Pref. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Tinca tinca [Tench] |
Not established in Japan, despite an introduction to Saitama Pref. | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Zacco platypus [Freshwater minnow] |
Tohoku District, Pacific side of Shikoku, Dogo (Oki Islands), Nakadorijima Is. (Goto ... | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Zacco sieboldii [Dark chub] |
Kanto District | |
| Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Zacco temminckii [Dark chub] |
Miyagi Pref. and Kanto District. | |
| Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Cobitis biwae [Japanese striped loach] |
Chuzenjiko Lake (Tochigi Pref.) and eastern Shizuoka Pref. | |
| Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Cobitis sp. “L” [Suji-shima-dojou large type] |
Fuefuki River (Yamanashi Pref.) and Okutama Lake (Tokyo). | |
| Balitoridae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Lefua nikkonis [Stone loach] |
Aomori Pref. | |
| Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Misgurnus anguillicaudatus [Oriental weatherfish] |
Populations imported from China and South Korea may escape and be established in wide ... | |
| Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Noemacheilus barbatulus toni [Stone loach] |
SW Hokkaido, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefs. | |
| Cobitidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii | Paramisgurnus dabryanus [Kara-dojou] |
Yes | Miyagi, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Shizuoka, Nagano, Fukui, Mie, Shiga, Nara, Kagawa ... |
| Plecoglossidae, Osmeriformes, Actinopterygii | Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis [Ayu sweetfish] |
Ayu from Biwako Lake (Shiga Pref.) is released to almost entire Japan. | |
| Plecoglossidae, Osmeriformes, Actinopterygii | Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis [Ryukyu-ayu-fish] |
Okinawajima Is. (Native population in this island was already extinct). | |
| Osmeridae, Osmeriformes, Actinopterygii | Hypomesus nipponensis [Japanese smelt] |
Lakes and dam-lakes in almost entire Japan except small islands. | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Coregonus lavaretus maraena [Common whitefish] |
Released for ports fishing in Nagano Pref. Not established in Japan. | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Oncorhynchus keta [Chum salmon] |
Wide area of Hokkaido and Honshu such as Kuriyama River (Chiba), Tamagawa River (Toky ... | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Oncorhynchus kisutch [Silver salmon] |
Not established in Japan. Sometimes occur in Hokkaido. | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Oncorhynchus masou ishikawai [Cherry salmon] |
Rerealsed to wide area. Details unknown. | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Oncorhynchus masou masou [Cherry salmon] |
Rerealsed to wide area. Details unknown. | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus [Biwamasu] |
Chuzenjiko (Tochigi Pref.) and Kizaki (Nagano Pref.) Lakes. In Chuzenjiko Lake, hybri ... | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Oncorhynchus mykiss [Rainbow trout] |
Hokkaido, Tokyo, Wakayama (Kumanogawa River System), and Chugoku District | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Oncorhynchus nerka [Sockeye salmon] |
Landlocked form (kokanee): Hokkaido (Shikotsuko and Toyako Lakes), Aomori (Towadako L ... | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Oncorhynchus tschawytscha [King salmon] |
Not established in Japan. Sometimes occur in Hokkaido. | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Salmo trutta [Brown trout] |
Yes | Hokkaido, Akita, Tochigi, Kanagawa (Ashinoko Lake), Yamanashi, and Nagano, Toyama (Ku ... |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Salvelinus fontinalis [Brook trout] |
Hokkaido, Tochigi, and Nagano Prefs. | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Salvelinus leucomaenis subspp. [Chum salmon] |
Released to almost entire Japan. | |
| Salmonidae, Salmoniformes, Actinopterygii | Salvelinus namaycush [Lake trout] |
Chuzenjiko Lake, Tochigi Pref. | |
| Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Amatitlania nigrofasciata [Convict cichlid] |
Okinawajima Is. Canals in Naha City and Haebaru Dam. Abundant in Haebaru Dam. | |
| Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Oreochromis mossambicus [Mozambique tilapia] |
Hokkaido, mainland of Kagoshima Pref., Okinawajima Is., Ishigakijima Is., and Ogasawa ... | |
| Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Oreochromis niloticus [Nile tilapia] |
Yes | Hokkaido (Onneto Falls: declared eradication in 2019), Kagoshima Pref. (Ikedako Lake) ... |
| Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Otopharynx lithobates | Haebaru Dam, Okinawajima Is. | |
| Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Tilapia zillii [Redbelly tilapia] |
Shiga, Kagoshima, and Okinawa Prefs. In Shiga and Kagoshima, occur in water body with ... | |
| Percichthyidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Coreoperca kawamebari [Oyanirami] |
Tokyo, Aichi, and Shiga Prefs. | |
| Osphronemidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Macropodus ocellatus [Paradise fish] |
Niigata, Ibaraki, Nagano, Aichi, and Okayama Prefs. This species was established in w ... | |
| Osphronemidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Macropodus opercularis [Paradise fish] |
Okinoerabujima Is. (Amami Islands) and Okinawajima Is. Whether the Okinawajima popula ... | |
| Centrarchidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Lepomis macrochirus [Bluegill] |
Yes | Almost entire Japan |
| Centrarchidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Micropterus dolomieu [Smallmouth bass] |
Yes | Fukushima, Tochigi, Nagano, Shiga, Nara |
| Centrarchidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Micropterus salmoides [Largemouth bass] |
Yes | Almost entire Japan, include several islands |
| Lateolabracidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Lateolabrax sp. [Continental seabass] |
Pacific coastal water body of Fukushima Pref. to Shikoku Is., Seto Inland Sea, Akita ... | |
| Channidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Channa argus [Snakehead] |
Almost entire Japan mainland. | |
| Channidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Channa asiatica [Small snakehead] |
Yes | Osaka Pref., Ishigakijima Is. and Okinawa Is. in Okinawa Pref. |
| Channidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Channa maculata [Blotched snakehead] |
Yes | Wakayama and Hyogo Prefs., and Ishigakijima Is., Sakishima Islands, Okinawa Pref. |
| Ambassidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Pseudambassis ranga [Indian glassy fish] |
Habaru Dam and Kokuba River, Okinawajima Is. | |
| Gobiidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Rhinogobius kurodai [Amur goby (orange type)] |
Details unknown. In some region (e.g., Tokushima Pref.), introduced population threat ... | |
| Gobiidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii | Tridentiger brevispinis [Numachichibu] |
Okutamako (Tokyo), Ashinoko (Kanagawa), Fuji Five Lakes (Yamanashi), Horaiko (Aichi), ... | |
| Synbranchidae, Synbranchiformes, Actinopterygii | Monopterus albus [Swamp eel] |
Tokyo, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Wakayama, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Tokushi ... | |
| Adrianichthyidae, Beloniformes, Actinopterygii | Oryzias latipes [Medaka] |
Established in Hokkaido. DNA analyses suggested that artificial introduction also occ ... | |
| Atherinopsidae, Atheriniformes, Actinopterygii | Odontesthes bonariensis [Argentinian silverside] |
Tanzawako (Kanagawa), Kasumigaura and Kitaura (Ibaraki) Lakes. | |
| Gasterosteidae, Gasterosteiformes, Actinopterygii | Gasterosteus cf. microcephalus [Hariyo] |
Gifu (introduced from Shiga Pref.) and Hyogo Prefs. | |
| Ictaluridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii | Ictalurus punctatus [Channel catfish] |
Yes | Tonegawa River System, Kasumigaura, Kitaura, and Biwako Lakes, Shimane Pref, Fukush ... |
| Bagridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii | Tachysurus fulvidraco | Yes | Reservoirs along the Tone River including Lake Kasumigaura |
| Siluridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii | Silurus asotus [Amur catfish] |
Almost entire Japan mainland without natural population. | |
| Clariidae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii | Clarias fuscus [Whitespotted clarias] |
Okinawajima and Ishigakijima Islands, Ryukyu Archipelago. | |
| Loricariidae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii | Liposarcus disjunctivus [Suckermouth armored catfishes] |
Okinawajima Is. | |
| Clariidae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii | Clarias batrachus [walking catfish] |
Okinawajima Island. | |
| Higher Taxa | Common name [Scientific Name] | Legal control | Distribution in Japan |