Fish of Japan
6 species of fish on file have openly licensed sighting records from Japan, 4 of them threatened.
Which fish are recorded in Japan?
Most looked-up first.
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Ocean sunfish
Mola mola
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
Giant oceanic manta ray
Mobula birostris
Common clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Full list
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar | Salmonidae | Near Threatened | 2 |
| Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | Lamnidae | Vulnerable | 39 |
| Ocean sunfish | Mola mola | Molidae | Vulnerable | 83 |
| Whale shark | Rhincodon typus | Rhincodontidae | Endangered | 33 |
| Giant oceanic manta ray | Mobula birostris | Myliobatidae | Endangered | 14 |
| Common clownfish | Amphiprion ocellaris | Pomacentridae | Least Concern | 215 |
Counted from CC0 and CC BY occurrence records on GBIF, which include captive and introduced animals. See the methodology.