Correct as of 26/03/2025
MAMMALIA
Spotted Seal Phoca largha
AVES
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldtii
REPTILIA
Japanese Striped Snake Elaphe quadrivirgata
Japanese Ratsnake Elaphe climacophora
Japanese Pond Turtle Mauremys japonica
Reeve’s Pond Turtle Mauremys reevesii
Hybrid Pond Turtle Mauremys japonica X reevesii
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Quince Monitor Varanus melinus (signed as Varabnus melinus, typo)
Southeast Asian box turtle sp. Cuora sp. (signed as Cuora amboinensis but has been split into multiple species)
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma grandis (signed as Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis, a synonym)
Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina
Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
AMPHIBIA
Black-spotted Pond Frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus
Japanese Fire-bellied Newt Cynops pyrrhogaster
Eastern Japanese Tree Frog Dryophytes leopardus
Forest Green Tree Frog Zhangixalus arboreus
Schlegel’s Green Tree Frog Zhangixalus schlegeli
Eastern-Japanese Common Toad Bufo Formosus
Hybrid Toad Bufo Formosus X torrenticola
Japanese Brown Frog Rana japonica (signed, not seen)
Montane Brown Frog Rana ornativentris (signed, not seen)
Wrinkled Frog Glandirana rugosa (signed, not seen)
Hida Salamander Hynobius kimurae
Blacked Salamander Hynobius nigrescens (signed, not seen)
Hakuba Salamander Hynobius hidamontanus (signed, not seen)
Carvalho’s Surinam Toad Pipa carvalhoi (signed as Pipa carbalhoi, typo)
Argentine Horned Frog Ceratophrys ornata
Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates leucomelas
Australian Green Tree Frog Ranoidea caerulea (signed, not seen. Signed as Litoria caerulea, a synonym)
Effinger’s Tree Frog Kurixalus effingeri
Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum
ARYNCHOBATIDAE
Golden Skate Bathyraja smirnovi
POTAMOTRYGONIDAE
Xingu River Ray Potamotrygon leopoldi
TRIAKIDAE
Banded Houndshark Triakis scyllium
PROTOPTERIDAE
West African Lungfish Protopterus annectens (scientific name erroneously signed as Kurixalus effingeri - a frog)
ACIPENSERIDAE
White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
Kaluga Sturgeon Huso dauricus
ARAPAIMIDAE
Pirarucu Arapaima sp. (signed as Arapaima gigas, but it is unclear which species is/are in captivity)
OSTEOGLOSSIDAE
Silver Arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
OPHICHTHIDAE
Longbill Snake Eel Ophisurus macrorhynchos
Highfin Snake Eel Ophichthus zophistius
CONGRIDAE
Spotted Garden Eel Heteroconger hassi
MURAENIDAE
Lesser Moray Gymnothorax minor
SALMONIDAE
Japanese Huchen Parahucho perryi
Nikkou Char Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius
Yamame Oncorhynchus masou masou
CYPRINIDAE
Carp Cyprinus sp. (scientific name erroneously signed as Pseudaspius)
Ginbuna Carassius (auratus) langsdorfii (signed as Carassius sp.)
Barbel Steed Hemibarbus labeo (signed as Hemibarbus barbus, a synonym)
Red garra sp. Garra sp. (signed as Garra rufa, but the species has been split and it is unclear which species is/are present in captivity)
ACHEILOGNATHIDAE
Slender Bitterling Acheilognathus lanceolatus
Southern Red Tabira Bitterling Acheilognathus tabira jordani
Striped Bitterling Acheilognathus cyanostigma
Continental Rosy Bitterling Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus
LEUCISCIDAE
Japanese Dace Pseudaspius hakonensis
Upstream Fat Minnow Rhynchocypris oxycephala jouyi
Fat Minnow Rhynchocypris lagowskii steindachneri
GOBIONIDAE
Pike Gudgeon Pseudogobio esocinus (signed, not seen)
Stone Moroko Pseudorasbora parva
Willow Shiner Gnathopogon elongatus elongatus
XENOCYPRIDIDAE
Pale Chub Zacco platypus (signed as Opsariichthys platypus, a synonym)
Dark Chub Nipponocypris temminckii (some specimens look like they may be Nipponocypris sieboldii, a split from N. temminckii)
COBITIDAE
Western Japanese Spined Loach Cobitis sp. “BIWAE type B”
Oriental Weatherloach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE
Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi
Firehead Tetra Petitella bleheri (signed as Hemigrammus bleheri, a synonym)
Skirt Tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (signed, not seen)
Penguin Tetra Thayeria boehlkei (unsigned)
LEBIASINIDAE
Beckford Pencilfish Nannostomus beckfordi
SILURIDAE
Amur Catfish Silurus asotus
MALAPTERURIDAE
Electric Catfish Malapterurus electricus
CETOPSIDAE
Blue Whale Catfish Cetopsis coecutiens
LORICARIIDAE
Tiger Pleco Panaquolus sp. “L002” (signed as Peckoltia vermiculata, a name often erroneously used to refer to Panaquolus sp. “L002”)
Pleco sp. Baryancistrus sp. (signed, not seen)
Pleco sp. Ancistrus sp. (signed, not seen)
CALLICHTHYIDAE
Leopard Cory Holiposoma julii (signed as Corydoras julii, a synonym)
Emerald Cory Brochis splendens (signed as Corydoras splendens, a synonym)
Gold Laser Cory Osteogaster cf. aeneus (signed as Corydoras cf. aeneus, a synonym)
ODONTOBUTIDAE
Dark Sleeper Odontobutis obscurus
OXUDERCIDAE
Cross-band Yoshinobori Goby Rhinogobius nagoyae
Yoshinobori Goby “orange type” Rhinogobius sp. “OR” (signed, not seen)
Cobalt Yoshinobori Goby Rhinogobius mizunoi (signed, not seen)
Large Yoshinobori Goby Rhinogobius fluviatilis
Kawa-yoshinobori (a goby) Rhinogobius flumineus
Amur Goby Rhinogobius similis
Dusky Floating Goby Gymnogobius petschiliensis (signed)
Floating Goby Gymnogobius urotaenia (signed)
Striped Floating Goby Gymnogobius opperiens (signed)
Short-spined Japanese Trident Goby Tridentiger brevispinis
Chameleon Goby Tridentiger trigonocephalus (unsigned)
Dwarf Speckled Goby Redigobius bikolanus
Oomimizuhaze (a goby) Luciogobius grandis
Barred Mudskipper Periophthalmus argentilineatus
GOBIIDAE
Sandgoby sp. Istigobius sp. (unsigned)
Sharp-nosed Sand Goby Favonigobius gymnauchen
Blackfin Dartfish Ptereleotris evides
Half-barred Goby Priolepis semidoliata (signed, not seen)
Blueband Goby Valenciennea strigata
Hairfin Goby Yongeichthys nebulosus
APOGONIDAE
Pyjama Cardinalfish Sphaeramia nematoptera
Banggai Cardinalfish Pterapogon kauderni
ADRIANICHTHYIDAE
Northern Medaka Oryzias sakaizumii
Japanese Ricefish Oryzias latipes
GASTEROSTEIDAE
Tomiyo “freshwater type” (a stickleback) Gasterosteus sp. 1 (this form is potentially Gasterosteus sinensis)
MONOCENTRIDAE
Japanese Pineconefish Monocentris japonicus
Big Roughy Gephyroberyx japonicus
HOLOCENTRIDAE
Japanese Squirrelfish Ostichthys japonicus
Slender Squirrelfish Neoniphon sammara
EPINEPHELIDAE
Yellow Grouper Epinephelus awoara
Longtooth Grouper Epinephelus bruneus
Redspotted Grouper Epinephelus akaara (signed, not seen)
ANTHIADIDAE
Lyretail Anthias Pseudanthias sp. (signed, not seen. Signed as Pseudanthias squamipinnis, but the split P. nobilis is far more common in Japanese aquaria)
COTTIDAE
Japanese Amphidromous Sculpin Cottus sp. “large egg type”
Hangiong Sculpin Cottus hangiongensis
Fourspine Sculpin Rheopresbe kazika
PSYCHROLUTIDAE
Hunchback Sculpin Malacocottus gibber
Spinyhead Sculpin Dasycottus setiger
TRIGLIDAE
Spiny Red Gurnard Chelidonichthys spinosus (unsigned)
SCORPAENIDAE
Japanese White Seaperch Sebastes cheni (unsigned. Sometimes considered a synonym of Sebastes inermis)
Banded Jacopever Sebastes zonatus (signed)
Fox Jacopever Sebastes vulpes (signed)
Goldeye Rockfish Sebastes thompsoni (signed, not seen)
White-edged Rockfish Sebastes taczanowskii (signed, not seen)
False Kelpfish Sebastiscus marmoratus
Ukkarikasago (a rockfish) Sebastiscus tertius
Luna Lionfish Pterois lunulata (sometimes considered a synonym of Pterois russelii)
Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish Neochirus brachypterus
Izu Scorpionfish Scorpaena neglecta (signed, not seen)
Hilgendorf’s Saucord Helicolenus hilgendorfii
Yellowfin Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis neglecta (signed)
False Stonefish Scorpaenopsis diabolus (signed)
SYNANCEIIDAE
Devil Stinger Inimicus japonicus
Redfin Velvetfish Paracentropogon rubripinnis
PLATYCEPHALIDAE
Magochi (a flathead) Platycephalus sp. 2
Crocodile Flathead Cociella crocodila
STICHAEIDAE
Prickleback sp. Stichaeidae (unsigned)
LIPARIDAE
Rough Snailfish Careproctus trachysoma
Okhotsk Snailfish Liparis ochotensis
Barred Snailfish Crystallias matsushimae
CYCLOPTERIDAE
Nipponic Lumpsucker Eumicrotremus asperrimus
ZOARCIDAE
Japan-Sea Eelpout Bothrocara hollandi (signed, not seen)
Blackedged-fin Eelpout Petroschmidtia toyamensis
Tanaka’s Eelpout Lycodes tanakai
SYNGNATHIDAE
Beady Pipefish Hippichthys penicillus (signed, not seen)
Spotted seahorse sp. Hippocampus sp. (signed as Hippocampus kuda, but hard to rule out the split H. taeniopterus)
Big-bellied Seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis
CENTRISCIDAE
Jointed Razorfish Aeoliscus strigatus
MULLIDAE
Japanese Goatfish Upeneus japonicus
CALLIONYMIDAE
Horn Dragonet Repomucenus curvicornis
LABRIDAE
Multicolourfin Rainbowfish Parajulis poecilopterus (unsigned)
Bambooleaf Wrasse Pseudolabrus sieboldii (unsigned)
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Rockmover Wrasse Novaculichthys taeniourus
GIRELLIDAE
Largescale Blackfish Girella punctata (unsigned)
POMACENTRIDAE
Pearl-spot Chromis Chromis notatus (unsigned)
Neon Damsel Pomacentrus coelestis
Domino Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus
Blacktail Dascyllus Dascyllus melanurus
Tomato Clownfish Amphiprion frenatus
CICHLIDAE
Oscar Astronotus ocellatus (signed as Astrinotus ocellatus, a synonym)
Peacock Cichlid Cichla ocellaris (signed as Chchla ocellaris, typo)
GRAMMATIDAE
Royal Gramma Gramma loreto
MUGILIDAE
Redlip Mullet Planiliza haematocheilus
Squaretail Mullet Ellochelon vaigiensis
CARANGIDAE
Japanese Horse Mackerel Trachurus japonicus (unsigned)
Japanese Amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata
Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili
ECHINEIDAE
Common Remora Remora remora
PARALICHTHYIDAE
Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus
PLEURONECTIDAE
Finespotted Flounder Pleuronichthys lighti
LATEOLABRACIDAE
Blackfin Seabass Lateolabrax latus
PENTACEROTIDAE
Japanese Armourhead Pentaceros japonicus
Sailfin Boarfish Histiopterus typus
ACROPOMATIDAE
Blackthroat Seaperch Doederleinia berycoides
SILLAGINIDAE
Japanese Whiting Sillago japonica
GERREIDAE
Japanese Silverbiddy Gerres equulus
Threadfin Silverbiddy Gerres filamentosus
MONODACTYLIDAE
Silver Moony Monodactylus argenteus
HAEMULIDAE
Chicken Grunt Parapristipoma trilineatum
Crescent Sweetlips Plectorhinchus cinctus
TERAPONTIDAE
Sharpbeak Terapon Rhynchopelates oxyrhinchus (unsigned)
OPLEGNATHIDAE
Hybrid Knifejaw Oplegnathus fasciatus X punctatus (unsigned)
Barred Knifejaw Oplegnathus fasciatus
CIRRHITIDAE
Dwarf Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys falco (signed, not seen)
LOBOTIDAE
Long-barbeled Velvetchin Hapalogenys sennin
SPARIDAE
Blackhead Seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii
Red Seabream Pagrus major
LETHRINIDAE
Spangled Emperor Lethrinus nebulosus
ACANTHURIDAE
Scalpel Sawtail Prionurus scalprum
Pacific Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma velifer (signed, not seen. Signed as Zebrasoma veliferum, a synonym)
Regal Tang Paracanthurus hepatus (signed, not seen)
Mimic Tang Acanthurus pyroferus (signed, not seen)
CHAETODONTIDAE
Longnose Butterflyfish Forcipiger flavissimus
SIGANIDAE
Dusky Rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens
ARACANIDAE
Itomaki Basketfish Kentrocapros aculeatus
MONACANTHIDAE
Black Scraper Thamnaconus modestus (unsigned)
Scrawled Filefish Aluterus scriptus
Unicorn Filefish Aluterus monoceros
Threadsail Filefish Stephanolepis cirrhifer
Whitespotted Pygmy Filefish rudarius ercodes
Bristle-tailed Filefish Acreichthys tomentosus
BALISTIDAE
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish Canthidermis maculata (scientific name erroneously signed as Rudarius ercodes)
TETRAODONTIDAE
Fine-patterned Puffer? Takifugu flavipterus? (unsigned)
Puffer sp. Takifugu sp. (unsigned)
Yellowfin Puffer Takifugu xanthopterus
Blacksaddled Toby Canthigaster valentini (signed, not seen)
DIODONTIDAE
Spotfin Burrfish Chilomycterus reticulatus
Longspine Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
Black-blotched Porcupinefish Diodon liturosus
GASTROPODA
Ishimakigai (a snail) Clithon retropictus
Kawanina (a snail) Semisulcospira libertina (signed, not seen)
Chinese Mystery Snail Cipangopaludina chinensis (signed)
Japanese Mystery Snail Cipangopaludina japonica (signed)
Himetanishi (a snail) Sinotaia quadrara histrica (signed)
Whelk sp. (signed to species, but I did not note it down)
Setarasabekkoutamagai (a sea slug) Onchidiopsis nihonkaiensis (scientific name erroneously signed as Podocatactes hamifer, a crab)
CEPHALOPODA
East-Asian Common Octopus Octopus sinensis (signed as Octopus vulgaris, from which O. sinensis was split)
Kisslip Cuttlefish Acanthosepion lycidas (signed as Sepia lycidas, a synonym)
Golden Cuttlefish Acanthosepion esculentum (signed as Sepia esculenta, a synonym)
Japanese Pygmy Squid Idiosepius paradoxus (signed as Ldiosepius paradoxus, typo)
Webfoot Octopus Amphioctopus fangsiao
Firefly Squid Watasenia scintillans
CRUSTACEA
Nukaebi (a shrimp) Paratya compressa improvisa (signed, not seen)
Kurobenkeigani (a true crab) Chiromantes dehaani (signed, not seen)
Red-clawed Crab Chiromantes haematocheir (signed, not seen)
Hiretetenagaebi (a river prawn) Macrobrachium japonicum
Ninja Shrimp Caridina serratirostris
Hishigani Enoplolabmbrus validus (signed as Platylambrus validus, a synonym)
Ichougani Anatolikos japonicus (signed as Cancer japonicus, a synonym)
Carpenter Prawn Palaemon serrifer
Camel Shrimp Rhynchocineted uritai
Hiraisogani (a true crab) Gaetice depressus (signed, not seen)
Futababenitsukegani (a true crab) Thalamita sima (signed, not seen)
Ougigani (a true crab) Leptodius exaratus (signed, not seen)
Yamatohon-yadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus japonicus (signed, not seen)
Hon-yadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus filholi (signed as Pagurus geminus, a synonym)
Coonstriped Shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus
Morotoge Shrimp Pandalopsis japonica
Rasubanhonyadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus rathburni (signed, not seen)
Red Queen Crab Chionoecetes japonicus
Benihon-yadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus rubrior
Pink shrimp sp. Pandalus sp. (signed as Pandalus borealis, but they are more likely P. eous which was split from P. borealis)
Moon Crab Matuta victor (signed, not seen)
Yubinagahon-yadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus dubius (signed, not seen)
Orange-striped Hermit Crab Clibanarius infraspinatus
Porcelain Anemone Crab Neopetrolisthes maculatus (signed, not seen)
Tiger Pistol Shrimp Alpheus bellulus (signed, not seen)
Blue Knuckle Hermit Crab Calcinus elegans (signed, not seen)
Anemone Hermit Crab Dardanus pedunculatus (signed)
Jewelled Anemone Hermit Crab Dardanus gemmatus (signed)
Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii
INSECTA
Shima-amenbo (a pond skater) Metrocoris histrio
Yamasanae (a dragonfly) Asiagomphus melaenops
Koyamatonbo (a dragonfly) Macroma amphigena (signed, not seen)
Japanese Relict Dragonfly Epiophlebia superstes
Water Stick Insect Ranatra chinensis
Japanese Giant Water Bug Appasus japonicus
ECHINODERMATA
Blue Bat Star Patiria pectinifera
Longspine Urchin Diadema clarki
Black Longspine Urchin Diadema setosum
Japanese Purple Sea Urchin Heliocidaris crassispina
Senshou-uni (an urchin) Temnopleurus toreumaticus (signed, not seen)
Tuxedo Urchin Mespilia globulus (signed as Mespilia levituberculatus, a synonym)
Hiratabunbuku (a heart urchin) Lovenia elongata (signed, not seen)
Japanese Green Sea Urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
Togekumohitode (a brittle star) Ophiothrix panchyendyta
Rose Sunstar Crossaster papposus
Nipponumishida (a feather star) Anneissia japonica (signed as Oxycomanthus japonicus, a synonym)
Ezohitode (a sea star) Aphelasterias japonica
Japanese Sea Star Certonardoa semiregularis
Spiny Sand Seastar Luidia quinarian (signed, not seen)
Momojigai (a sea star) Astropecten scoparius
Hiramomijigai (a sea star) Astropecten latespinosus (signed, not seen)
Horned Sea Star Pentaceraster alveolatus
Pinkfish Sea Cucumber Holothuria edulis
Lollyfish Sea Cucumber Holothuria atra
Chocolate Chip Sea Star Protoreaster nodosus
Crown-of-thorns Acanthaster sp. (signed as Acanthaster planci, which has been split)
CNIDARIA
Abatakawariginchaku (an anemone) Halcurias hiroomi
Nihonkisango (a stony coral) Dendrophyllia boschmai (signed as Dendrophyllia japonica, a synonym)
Crimson Anemone Cribrinopsis fernaldi
Dariainginchaku (a pom-pom anemone) Liponema multicorne
Sunaisoginchaku (an anemone) Dofleinia armata
Moon jelly sp. Aurelia sp.
Amakusa Jelly Sanderia malayensis
Cabbage Coral Montipora minuta (signed)
Honeycomb Coral Dipsastrea speciosa (signed)
Anchor Coral Euphyllia ancora (signed)
Smooth Cauliflower Coral Stylophora pistillata (signed)
Staghorn coral sp. Acropora sp. (signed)
A stony coral, Montipora foliosa (signed)
A stony coral, Physophyllia ayleni (signed)
Toadstool leather coral sp. Sarcophyton sp. (signed)
Mushroom polyp sp. Discosoma sp. (signed)
Star Polyp Pachyclavularia violacea (signed)
Button polyp sp. Zoanthus sp. (signed)
A stony coral Pavona decussata (signed)
Tongue Coral Herpolitha limax (signed)
Honeycomb coral sp. Faviidae (signed)
Plate coral sp. Fungia sp. (signed)
A stony coral Pachyseris speciosa (signed)
A stony coral Lobophyllia robusta (signed)
A stony coral Lobiophyllia corymbosa (signed)
Finger Leather Coral Sinularia flexibilis (signed)
Kenya tree coral sp. Capnella sp. (signed)
Faulkner’s Coral Tubastrea faulkneri (signed)
Bubble Coral Plerogyra sinuosa (signed)
MAMMALIA
Spotted Seal Phoca largha
AVES
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldtii
REPTILIA
Japanese Striped Snake Elaphe quadrivirgata
Japanese Ratsnake Elaphe climacophora
Japanese Pond Turtle Mauremys japonica
Reeve’s Pond Turtle Mauremys reevesii
Hybrid Pond Turtle Mauremys japonica X reevesii
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Quince Monitor Varanus melinus (signed as Varabnus melinus, typo)
Southeast Asian box turtle sp. Cuora sp. (signed as Cuora amboinensis but has been split into multiple species)
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma grandis (signed as Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis, a synonym)
Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina
Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
AMPHIBIA
Black-spotted Pond Frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus
Japanese Fire-bellied Newt Cynops pyrrhogaster
Eastern Japanese Tree Frog Dryophytes leopardus
Forest Green Tree Frog Zhangixalus arboreus
Schlegel’s Green Tree Frog Zhangixalus schlegeli
Eastern-Japanese Common Toad Bufo Formosus
Hybrid Toad Bufo Formosus X torrenticola
Japanese Brown Frog Rana japonica (signed, not seen)
Montane Brown Frog Rana ornativentris (signed, not seen)
Wrinkled Frog Glandirana rugosa (signed, not seen)
Hida Salamander Hynobius kimurae
Blacked Salamander Hynobius nigrescens (signed, not seen)
Hakuba Salamander Hynobius hidamontanus (signed, not seen)
Carvalho’s Surinam Toad Pipa carvalhoi (signed as Pipa carbalhoi, typo)
Argentine Horned Frog Ceratophrys ornata
Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates leucomelas
Australian Green Tree Frog Ranoidea caerulea (signed, not seen. Signed as Litoria caerulea, a synonym)
Effinger’s Tree Frog Kurixalus effingeri
Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum
ARYNCHOBATIDAE
Golden Skate Bathyraja smirnovi
POTAMOTRYGONIDAE
Xingu River Ray Potamotrygon leopoldi
TRIAKIDAE
Banded Houndshark Triakis scyllium
PROTOPTERIDAE
West African Lungfish Protopterus annectens (scientific name erroneously signed as Kurixalus effingeri - a frog)
ACIPENSERIDAE
White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
Kaluga Sturgeon Huso dauricus
ARAPAIMIDAE
Pirarucu Arapaima sp. (signed as Arapaima gigas, but it is unclear which species is/are in captivity)
OSTEOGLOSSIDAE
Silver Arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
OPHICHTHIDAE
Longbill Snake Eel Ophisurus macrorhynchos
Highfin Snake Eel Ophichthus zophistius
CONGRIDAE
Spotted Garden Eel Heteroconger hassi
MURAENIDAE
Lesser Moray Gymnothorax minor
SALMONIDAE
Japanese Huchen Parahucho perryi
Nikkou Char Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius
Yamame Oncorhynchus masou masou
CYPRINIDAE
Carp Cyprinus sp. (scientific name erroneously signed as Pseudaspius)
Ginbuna Carassius (auratus) langsdorfii (signed as Carassius sp.)
Barbel Steed Hemibarbus labeo (signed as Hemibarbus barbus, a synonym)
Red garra sp. Garra sp. (signed as Garra rufa, but the species has been split and it is unclear which species is/are present in captivity)
ACHEILOGNATHIDAE
Slender Bitterling Acheilognathus lanceolatus
Southern Red Tabira Bitterling Acheilognathus tabira jordani
Striped Bitterling Acheilognathus cyanostigma
Continental Rosy Bitterling Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus
LEUCISCIDAE
Japanese Dace Pseudaspius hakonensis
Upstream Fat Minnow Rhynchocypris oxycephala jouyi
Fat Minnow Rhynchocypris lagowskii steindachneri
GOBIONIDAE
Pike Gudgeon Pseudogobio esocinus (signed, not seen)
Stone Moroko Pseudorasbora parva
Willow Shiner Gnathopogon elongatus elongatus
XENOCYPRIDIDAE
Pale Chub Zacco platypus (signed as Opsariichthys platypus, a synonym)
Dark Chub Nipponocypris temminckii (some specimens look like they may be Nipponocypris sieboldii, a split from N. temminckii)
COBITIDAE
Western Japanese Spined Loach Cobitis sp. “BIWAE type B”
Oriental Weatherloach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE
Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi
Firehead Tetra Petitella bleheri (signed as Hemigrammus bleheri, a synonym)
Skirt Tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (signed, not seen)
Penguin Tetra Thayeria boehlkei (unsigned)
LEBIASINIDAE
Beckford Pencilfish Nannostomus beckfordi
SILURIDAE
Amur Catfish Silurus asotus
MALAPTERURIDAE
Electric Catfish Malapterurus electricus
CETOPSIDAE
Blue Whale Catfish Cetopsis coecutiens
LORICARIIDAE
Tiger Pleco Panaquolus sp. “L002” (signed as Peckoltia vermiculata, a name often erroneously used to refer to Panaquolus sp. “L002”)
Pleco sp. Baryancistrus sp. (signed, not seen)
Pleco sp. Ancistrus sp. (signed, not seen)
CALLICHTHYIDAE
Leopard Cory Holiposoma julii (signed as Corydoras julii, a synonym)
Emerald Cory Brochis splendens (signed as Corydoras splendens, a synonym)
Gold Laser Cory Osteogaster cf. aeneus (signed as Corydoras cf. aeneus, a synonym)
ODONTOBUTIDAE
Dark Sleeper Odontobutis obscurus
OXUDERCIDAE
Cross-band Yoshinobori Goby Rhinogobius nagoyae
Yoshinobori Goby “orange type” Rhinogobius sp. “OR” (signed, not seen)
Cobalt Yoshinobori Goby Rhinogobius mizunoi (signed, not seen)
Large Yoshinobori Goby Rhinogobius fluviatilis
Kawa-yoshinobori (a goby) Rhinogobius flumineus
Amur Goby Rhinogobius similis
Dusky Floating Goby Gymnogobius petschiliensis (signed)
Floating Goby Gymnogobius urotaenia (signed)
Striped Floating Goby Gymnogobius opperiens (signed)
Short-spined Japanese Trident Goby Tridentiger brevispinis
Chameleon Goby Tridentiger trigonocephalus (unsigned)
Dwarf Speckled Goby Redigobius bikolanus
Oomimizuhaze (a goby) Luciogobius grandis
Barred Mudskipper Periophthalmus argentilineatus
GOBIIDAE
Sandgoby sp. Istigobius sp. (unsigned)
Sharp-nosed Sand Goby Favonigobius gymnauchen
Blackfin Dartfish Ptereleotris evides
Half-barred Goby Priolepis semidoliata (signed, not seen)
Blueband Goby Valenciennea strigata
Hairfin Goby Yongeichthys nebulosus
APOGONIDAE
Pyjama Cardinalfish Sphaeramia nematoptera
Banggai Cardinalfish Pterapogon kauderni
ADRIANICHTHYIDAE
Northern Medaka Oryzias sakaizumii
Japanese Ricefish Oryzias latipes
GASTEROSTEIDAE
Tomiyo “freshwater type” (a stickleback) Gasterosteus sp. 1 (this form is potentially Gasterosteus sinensis)
MONOCENTRIDAE
Japanese Pineconefish Monocentris japonicus
Big Roughy Gephyroberyx japonicus
HOLOCENTRIDAE
Japanese Squirrelfish Ostichthys japonicus
Slender Squirrelfish Neoniphon sammara
EPINEPHELIDAE
Yellow Grouper Epinephelus awoara
Longtooth Grouper Epinephelus bruneus
Redspotted Grouper Epinephelus akaara (signed, not seen)
ANTHIADIDAE
Lyretail Anthias Pseudanthias sp. (signed, not seen. Signed as Pseudanthias squamipinnis, but the split P. nobilis is far more common in Japanese aquaria)
COTTIDAE
Japanese Amphidromous Sculpin Cottus sp. “large egg type”
Hangiong Sculpin Cottus hangiongensis
Fourspine Sculpin Rheopresbe kazika
PSYCHROLUTIDAE
Hunchback Sculpin Malacocottus gibber
Spinyhead Sculpin Dasycottus setiger
TRIGLIDAE
Spiny Red Gurnard Chelidonichthys spinosus (unsigned)
SCORPAENIDAE
Japanese White Seaperch Sebastes cheni (unsigned. Sometimes considered a synonym of Sebastes inermis)
Banded Jacopever Sebastes zonatus (signed)
Fox Jacopever Sebastes vulpes (signed)
Goldeye Rockfish Sebastes thompsoni (signed, not seen)
White-edged Rockfish Sebastes taczanowskii (signed, not seen)
False Kelpfish Sebastiscus marmoratus
Ukkarikasago (a rockfish) Sebastiscus tertius
Luna Lionfish Pterois lunulata (sometimes considered a synonym of Pterois russelii)
Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish Neochirus brachypterus
Izu Scorpionfish Scorpaena neglecta (signed, not seen)
Hilgendorf’s Saucord Helicolenus hilgendorfii
Yellowfin Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis neglecta (signed)
False Stonefish Scorpaenopsis diabolus (signed)
SYNANCEIIDAE
Devil Stinger Inimicus japonicus
Redfin Velvetfish Paracentropogon rubripinnis
PLATYCEPHALIDAE
Magochi (a flathead) Platycephalus sp. 2
Crocodile Flathead Cociella crocodila
STICHAEIDAE
Prickleback sp. Stichaeidae (unsigned)
LIPARIDAE
Rough Snailfish Careproctus trachysoma
Okhotsk Snailfish Liparis ochotensis
Barred Snailfish Crystallias matsushimae
CYCLOPTERIDAE
Nipponic Lumpsucker Eumicrotremus asperrimus
ZOARCIDAE
Japan-Sea Eelpout Bothrocara hollandi (signed, not seen)
Blackedged-fin Eelpout Petroschmidtia toyamensis
Tanaka’s Eelpout Lycodes tanakai
SYNGNATHIDAE
Beady Pipefish Hippichthys penicillus (signed, not seen)
Spotted seahorse sp. Hippocampus sp. (signed as Hippocampus kuda, but hard to rule out the split H. taeniopterus)
Big-bellied Seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis
CENTRISCIDAE
Jointed Razorfish Aeoliscus strigatus
MULLIDAE
Japanese Goatfish Upeneus japonicus
CALLIONYMIDAE
Horn Dragonet Repomucenus curvicornis
LABRIDAE
Multicolourfin Rainbowfish Parajulis poecilopterus (unsigned)
Bambooleaf Wrasse Pseudolabrus sieboldii (unsigned)
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Rockmover Wrasse Novaculichthys taeniourus
GIRELLIDAE
Largescale Blackfish Girella punctata (unsigned)
POMACENTRIDAE
Pearl-spot Chromis Chromis notatus (unsigned)
Neon Damsel Pomacentrus coelestis
Domino Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus
Blacktail Dascyllus Dascyllus melanurus
Tomato Clownfish Amphiprion frenatus
CICHLIDAE
Oscar Astronotus ocellatus (signed as Astrinotus ocellatus, a synonym)
Peacock Cichlid Cichla ocellaris (signed as Chchla ocellaris, typo)
GRAMMATIDAE
Royal Gramma Gramma loreto
MUGILIDAE
Redlip Mullet Planiliza haematocheilus
Squaretail Mullet Ellochelon vaigiensis
CARANGIDAE
Japanese Horse Mackerel Trachurus japonicus (unsigned)
Japanese Amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata
Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerili
ECHINEIDAE
Common Remora Remora remora
PARALICHTHYIDAE
Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus
PLEURONECTIDAE
Finespotted Flounder Pleuronichthys lighti
LATEOLABRACIDAE
Blackfin Seabass Lateolabrax latus
PENTACEROTIDAE
Japanese Armourhead Pentaceros japonicus
Sailfin Boarfish Histiopterus typus
ACROPOMATIDAE
Blackthroat Seaperch Doederleinia berycoides
SILLAGINIDAE
Japanese Whiting Sillago japonica
GERREIDAE
Japanese Silverbiddy Gerres equulus
Threadfin Silverbiddy Gerres filamentosus
MONODACTYLIDAE
Silver Moony Monodactylus argenteus
HAEMULIDAE
Chicken Grunt Parapristipoma trilineatum
Crescent Sweetlips Plectorhinchus cinctus
TERAPONTIDAE
Sharpbeak Terapon Rhynchopelates oxyrhinchus (unsigned)
OPLEGNATHIDAE
Hybrid Knifejaw Oplegnathus fasciatus X punctatus (unsigned)
Barred Knifejaw Oplegnathus fasciatus
CIRRHITIDAE
Dwarf Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys falco (signed, not seen)
LOBOTIDAE
Long-barbeled Velvetchin Hapalogenys sennin
SPARIDAE
Blackhead Seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii
Red Seabream Pagrus major
LETHRINIDAE
Spangled Emperor Lethrinus nebulosus
ACANTHURIDAE
Scalpel Sawtail Prionurus scalprum
Pacific Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma velifer (signed, not seen. Signed as Zebrasoma veliferum, a synonym)
Regal Tang Paracanthurus hepatus (signed, not seen)
Mimic Tang Acanthurus pyroferus (signed, not seen)
CHAETODONTIDAE
Longnose Butterflyfish Forcipiger flavissimus
SIGANIDAE
Dusky Rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens
ARACANIDAE
Itomaki Basketfish Kentrocapros aculeatus
MONACANTHIDAE
Black Scraper Thamnaconus modestus (unsigned)
Scrawled Filefish Aluterus scriptus
Unicorn Filefish Aluterus monoceros
Threadsail Filefish Stephanolepis cirrhifer
Whitespotted Pygmy Filefish rudarius ercodes
Bristle-tailed Filefish Acreichthys tomentosus
BALISTIDAE
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish Canthidermis maculata (scientific name erroneously signed as Rudarius ercodes)
TETRAODONTIDAE
Fine-patterned Puffer? Takifugu flavipterus? (unsigned)
Puffer sp. Takifugu sp. (unsigned)
Yellowfin Puffer Takifugu xanthopterus
Blacksaddled Toby Canthigaster valentini (signed, not seen)
DIODONTIDAE
Spotfin Burrfish Chilomycterus reticulatus
Longspine Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
Black-blotched Porcupinefish Diodon liturosus
GASTROPODA
Ishimakigai (a snail) Clithon retropictus
Kawanina (a snail) Semisulcospira libertina (signed, not seen)
Chinese Mystery Snail Cipangopaludina chinensis (signed)
Japanese Mystery Snail Cipangopaludina japonica (signed)
Himetanishi (a snail) Sinotaia quadrara histrica (signed)
Whelk sp. (signed to species, but I did not note it down)
Setarasabekkoutamagai (a sea slug) Onchidiopsis nihonkaiensis (scientific name erroneously signed as Podocatactes hamifer, a crab)
CEPHALOPODA
East-Asian Common Octopus Octopus sinensis (signed as Octopus vulgaris, from which O. sinensis was split)
Kisslip Cuttlefish Acanthosepion lycidas (signed as Sepia lycidas, a synonym)
Golden Cuttlefish Acanthosepion esculentum (signed as Sepia esculenta, a synonym)
Japanese Pygmy Squid Idiosepius paradoxus (signed as Ldiosepius paradoxus, typo)
Webfoot Octopus Amphioctopus fangsiao
Firefly Squid Watasenia scintillans
CRUSTACEA
Nukaebi (a shrimp) Paratya compressa improvisa (signed, not seen)
Kurobenkeigani (a true crab) Chiromantes dehaani (signed, not seen)
Red-clawed Crab Chiromantes haematocheir (signed, not seen)
Hiretetenagaebi (a river prawn) Macrobrachium japonicum
Ninja Shrimp Caridina serratirostris
Hishigani Enoplolabmbrus validus (signed as Platylambrus validus, a synonym)
Ichougani Anatolikos japonicus (signed as Cancer japonicus, a synonym)
Carpenter Prawn Palaemon serrifer
Camel Shrimp Rhynchocineted uritai
Hiraisogani (a true crab) Gaetice depressus (signed, not seen)
Futababenitsukegani (a true crab) Thalamita sima (signed, not seen)
Ougigani (a true crab) Leptodius exaratus (signed, not seen)
Yamatohon-yadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus japonicus (signed, not seen)
Hon-yadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus filholi (signed as Pagurus geminus, a synonym)
Coonstriped Shrimp Pandalus hypsinotus
Morotoge Shrimp Pandalopsis japonica
Rasubanhonyadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus rathburni (signed, not seen)
Red Queen Crab Chionoecetes japonicus
Benihon-yadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus rubrior
Pink shrimp sp. Pandalus sp. (signed as Pandalus borealis, but they are more likely P. eous which was split from P. borealis)
Moon Crab Matuta victor (signed, not seen)
Yubinagahon-yadokari (a hermit crab) Pagurus dubius (signed, not seen)
Orange-striped Hermit Crab Clibanarius infraspinatus
Porcelain Anemone Crab Neopetrolisthes maculatus (signed, not seen)
Tiger Pistol Shrimp Alpheus bellulus (signed, not seen)
Blue Knuckle Hermit Crab Calcinus elegans (signed, not seen)
Anemone Hermit Crab Dardanus pedunculatus (signed)
Jewelled Anemone Hermit Crab Dardanus gemmatus (signed)
Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii
INSECTA
Shima-amenbo (a pond skater) Metrocoris histrio
Yamasanae (a dragonfly) Asiagomphus melaenops
Koyamatonbo (a dragonfly) Macroma amphigena (signed, not seen)
Japanese Relict Dragonfly Epiophlebia superstes
Water Stick Insect Ranatra chinensis
Japanese Giant Water Bug Appasus japonicus
ECHINODERMATA
Blue Bat Star Patiria pectinifera
Longspine Urchin Diadema clarki
Black Longspine Urchin Diadema setosum
Japanese Purple Sea Urchin Heliocidaris crassispina
Senshou-uni (an urchin) Temnopleurus toreumaticus (signed, not seen)
Tuxedo Urchin Mespilia globulus (signed as Mespilia levituberculatus, a synonym)
Hiratabunbuku (a heart urchin) Lovenia elongata (signed, not seen)
Japanese Green Sea Urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
Togekumohitode (a brittle star) Ophiothrix panchyendyta
Rose Sunstar Crossaster papposus
Nipponumishida (a feather star) Anneissia japonica (signed as Oxycomanthus japonicus, a synonym)
Ezohitode (a sea star) Aphelasterias japonica
Japanese Sea Star Certonardoa semiregularis
Spiny Sand Seastar Luidia quinarian (signed, not seen)
Momojigai (a sea star) Astropecten scoparius
Hiramomijigai (a sea star) Astropecten latespinosus (signed, not seen)
Horned Sea Star Pentaceraster alveolatus
Pinkfish Sea Cucumber Holothuria edulis
Lollyfish Sea Cucumber Holothuria atra
Chocolate Chip Sea Star Protoreaster nodosus
Crown-of-thorns Acanthaster sp. (signed as Acanthaster planci, which has been split)
CNIDARIA
Abatakawariginchaku (an anemone) Halcurias hiroomi
Nihonkisango (a stony coral) Dendrophyllia boschmai (signed as Dendrophyllia japonica, a synonym)
Crimson Anemone Cribrinopsis fernaldi
Dariainginchaku (a pom-pom anemone) Liponema multicorne
Sunaisoginchaku (an anemone) Dofleinia armata
Moon jelly sp. Aurelia sp.
Amakusa Jelly Sanderia malayensis
Cabbage Coral Montipora minuta (signed)
Honeycomb Coral Dipsastrea speciosa (signed)
Anchor Coral Euphyllia ancora (signed)
Smooth Cauliflower Coral Stylophora pistillata (signed)
Staghorn coral sp. Acropora sp. (signed)
A stony coral, Montipora foliosa (signed)
A stony coral, Physophyllia ayleni (signed)
Toadstool leather coral sp. Sarcophyton sp. (signed)
Mushroom polyp sp. Discosoma sp. (signed)
Star Polyp Pachyclavularia violacea (signed)
Button polyp sp. Zoanthus sp. (signed)
A stony coral Pavona decussata (signed)
Tongue Coral Herpolitha limax (signed)
Honeycomb coral sp. Faviidae (signed)
Plate coral sp. Fungia sp. (signed)
A stony coral Pachyseris speciosa (signed)
A stony coral Lobophyllia robusta (signed)
A stony coral Lobiophyllia corymbosa (signed)
Finger Leather Coral Sinularia flexibilis (signed)
Kenya tree coral sp. Capnella sp. (signed)
Faulkner’s Coral Tubastrea faulkneri (signed)
Bubble Coral Plerogyra sinuosa (signed)