List of freshwater fish of Korea
Encyclopedia
This is a list of species of fish found in the rivers
and lakes of the Korean Peninsula
.
Salmon
Rivers of Korea
The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as there are no natural lakes on the Korean mainland...
and lakes of the Korean Peninsula
Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.Until the end of...
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Lampreys
- Arctic lampreyArctic LampreyArctic lamprey is a freshwater species of lamprey that inhabits the Arctic....
, Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868) - - Far Eastern brook lamprey, Lampetra reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) -
- Korean lamprey, Lampetra morii (Berg, 1931) -
Sturgeons and paddlefish
- Chinese sturgeonChinese SturgeonThe Chinese Sturgeon is a member of the family Acipenseridae and the order Acipenseriformes.It is thought to have lived at the same time as dinosaurs, dating back to a period 140 million years ago. Because of that, it is sometimes also known as a living fossil...
, Acipenser sinensis (Gray, 1834) - - Yangtze sturgeon, Acipenser dabryanus (Dumeril, 1868) -
- green sturgeonGreen sturgeonThe Green Sturgeon is a species of sturgeon native to the Pacific Ocean, from China and Russia, over into Canada and the United States.- Description :Sturgeons are among the largest and most ancient of cartilaginous fishes...
, Acipenser medirostris (Ayres, 1854) -
Eels
- Japanese eelJapanese eelThe Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, is a species of eel found in Japan, Korea, Vietnam the East China Sea and the northern Philippines. Like the all the eels of its family, it is catadromous, meaning it lives parts of its life in both freshwater and saltwater. The specific spawning grounds have...
, Anguilla japonica (Schlegel, 1846) - - marbled eelMarbled eelThe marbled eel, also known as the giant mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata, is a species of tropical anguillid eel that is found in the Indo-Pacific and adjacent freshwater habitats.-Distribution:...
, Anguilla marmorata (Quoy and Gaiamard, 1824) -
Herring
- Japanese grenadier anchovy, Coilia nasus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) -
- tapertail anchovy, Coilia mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) -
- big-eye herring, Sardinella zunasi (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1854) - - hickory shadHickory ShadHickory shad is a migratory clupeid fish species native to the East Coast of the United States.-Distribution, habitat, and life history:...
, Konosirus punctatusKonosirus punctatusKonosirus punctatus, the Dotted gizzard shad, is a species of fish that occurs in the west Pacific Ocean along the Asian coast. It is the only member of its genus....
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) -
Carp, minnows and loaches
- common carpCommon carpThe Common carp is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive...
, Cyprinus carpio carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) - - crucian carpCrucian carpThe crucian carp is a member of the family Cyprinidae, which includes many other fish, such as the common carp, or the smaller minnows. They inhabit lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers throughout Europe and Asia. The crucian is a medium-sized cyprinid, which rarely exceeds a weight of over 3.3...
, Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) - - Japanese Crucian CarpJapanese Crucian CarpJapanese Crucian Carp or White Crucian Carp is species in the genus Carassius. It is found in Japan and Taiwan. This fish is closely related to the commonly known goldfish....
, Carassius cuvieri (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) - - grass carpGrass carpThe grass carp is a herbivorous, freshwater fish species of family Cyprinidae, and the only species of the genus Ctenopharyngodon. It is cultivated in China for food, but was introduced in Europe and the United States for aquatic weed control...
, Ctenopharyngodon idella (Cuvier et Valenciennes) - - rose bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus (Kner, 1867) -
- Han River bitterling, Rhodeus pseudosericeusRhodeus pseudosericeusRhodeus pseudosericeus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the Namhan River system in the Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do provinces of Korea. It was originally described as Acanthorhodeus atremius by Jordan & Thompson...
(Arai, Jeon, et Ueda) - - Rhodeus notatus (Nichols, 1929) -
- Korean rose bitterling, Rhodeus uyekiiRhodeus uyekiiRhodeus uyekii is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in inland rivers in South Korea. It was originally described as Pseudoperilampus uyekii by T. Mori in 1935...
(Mori, 1935) - - Seoho bitterling, Acheilognathus hondaeAcheilognathus hondaeAcheilognathus hondae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to South Korea....
(Jordan et Metz, 1913) - - slender bitterling, Tanakia lanceolataTanakia lanceolataTanakia lanceolata is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in inland waterways in Japan and the Korean peninsula...
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) - - Korean bitterling, Acheilognathus signiferAcheilognathus signiferAcheilognathus signifer is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus....
(Berg, 1907) - - oily bitterlingOily bitterlingThe oily bitterling, Tanakia limbata, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in creeks with fast-running water in central and southern Japan...
, Acheilognathus koreensisAcheilognathus koreensisAcheilognathus koreensis is a cyprinid found in Korea which can grow to a size of 8 centimeters....
(Kim et Kim, 1990) - - Seomjin bitterling, Acheilognathus somjinensisAcheilognathus somjinensisAcheilognathus somjinensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus....
(Kim et Kim, 1991) - - Korean striped bitterling, Acheilognathus yamatsutaeAcheilognathus yamatsutaeAcheilognathus yamatsutae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus....
(Mori, 1928) - - large striped bitterling, Acheilognathus majusculusAcheilognathus majusculusAcheilognathus majusculus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to the Seomjin and Nakdong rivers in South Korea. It grows to a maximum length of 10.0 cm....
(Kim et Yang, 1998) - - flat bitterling, Acheilognathus rhombeusAcheilognathus rhombeusAcheilognathus rhombeus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta rhombea by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846...
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) - - deep body bitterling, Acanthorhodeus macropterus BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1871 - - Korean spined bitterling, Acanthorhodeus chankaensis (Dybowski, 1872) -
- false dace, Pseudorasbora parvaPseudorasbora parvaStone moroko , Pseudorasbora parva, is a fish belonging to the Cyprinid family, native to Asia, but introduced and now considered an invasive species in Europe...
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) - - striped shiner, Pungtungia herzi (Herzenstein, 1892) -
- black shiner, Pseudopungtungia nigra (Mori, 1935) -
- slender shiner, Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpus (Jeon et Choi, 1980) -
- Korean splendid dace, Coreoleuciscus splendidusCoreoleuciscus splendidusCoreoleuciscus splendidus of the monotypic genus Coreoleuciscus, also known as the Swiri or Korean Splendid Dace, is a species of fish from the cyprinid family endemic to rivers of the Korean peninsula...
(Mori, 1935) - - Tachanovsky's gudgeon, Ladislavia taczanowskiiLadislavia taczanowskiiLadislavia taczanowskii, the Taczanowski's gudgeon, is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Yalu and Amur drainages in Eastern Asia. It is the only member of its genus and was named after the Polish zoologist Władysław Taczanowski....
(Dybowski, 1869) - - oily shiner, Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus (Mori, 1927) -
- Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon, Sarcocheilichthys czerskii (Berg, 1914) -
- Korean oily shiner, Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnus morii (Jordan et Hubbs, 1925) -
- striped false gudgeon, Gnathopogon strigatus (Regan, 1908) -
- Korean slender gudgeon, Squalidus gracilis majimae (Jordan et Hubbs, 1925) -
- short barbel gudgeon, Squalidus japonicus coreanus (Berg, 1906) -
- Korean gudgeon, Squalidus chankaensis tsuchigae (Jordan et Hubbs, 1925) -
- spotted-barbel gudgeon, Squalidus multimaculatus (Hosoya et Jeon, 1984) -
- gudgeonGudgeonA gudgeon is a circular fitting, often made of metal, which is affixed to a surface. It allows for the pivoting of another fixture. It is generally used with a pintle, which is a pin which pivots in the hole in the gudgeon. As such, a gudgeon is a simple bearing.-Winged gudgeons:A winged gudgeon...
, Gobio cynocephalus (Dybowski, 1869) - - brass gudgeon, Coreius heterodon (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1865) - - steed barbel, Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas, 1707) -
- long-nosed barbel, Hemibarbus longirostris (Regan, 1908) -
- Korean barbel, Hemibarbus mylodon (Berg, 1907) -
- goby minnow, Pseudogobio esocinus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) -
- Chinese false gudgeonChinese False GudgeonChinese False Gudgeon is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Abbottina....
, Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855) - - Korean dwarf gudgeon, Abbottina springeriAbbottina springeriAbbottina springeri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Abbottina....
(Banarescu et Nalbant, 1973) - - Gobiobotia macrocephala (Mori, 1935) -
- Gobiobotia brevibarba (Mori, 1935) -
- Gobiobotia naktongensis (Mori, 1935) -
- Mesogobio lachneri (Banarescu et Nalbant, 1973) -
- Mesogobio tumensis (Chang, 1979) -
- Microphysogobio koreensis (Mori, 1935) -
- Microphysogobio yaluensis (Mori, 1928) -
- Microphysogobio rapidus (Chae et Yang, 1999) -
- Microphysogobio jeoni (Kim et Yang, 1999) -
- Microphysogobio longidorsalis (Mori, 1935) -
- Chinese gudgeon, Saurogobio dabryi (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1871) - - Leuciscus waleckii (Dybowski, 1869) -
- silver carpSilver carpThe silver carp is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to north and northeast Asia. It is cultivated in China....
, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Cuvier et ValenciennesValenciennesValenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded...
) - - bighead carpBighead carpThe bighead carp is a freshwater fish, one of several Asian carps. It has a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head. Adults usually have a mottled silver-gray coloration. Adults can be quite large...
, Aristichthys nobilis (Richardson) - - sea rundace, Tribolodon hakonensis (Günther, 1880) -
- Tribolodon brandtii (Dybowski, 1872) -
- common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) -
- Chinese minnow, Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage et Darby, 1874) -
- Amur minnow, Rhynchocypris steindachneri (Dybowski, 1869) -
- Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas, 1811) -
- Kumgang fat minnow, Rhynchocypris kumgangensis (Kim, 1980) -
- black star fat minnow, Rhynchocypris semotilus (Jordan et Starks, 1905) -
- Venus fish, Aphyocypris chinensis (Günther, 1868) -
- dark chub, Zacco temminckii (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) -
- pale chub, Zacco platypus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) -
- Korean piscivorous chub, Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis (Berg, 1940) -
- barbel chub, Squaliobarbus curriculusSqualiobarbus curriculusSqualiobarbus curriculus, the Barbel chub, is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in China, North Korea, South Korea, eastern Russia and Vietnam. It is the only member of its genus....
(Richardson, 1846) - - skygazer, Erythroculter erythropterus (Basilewsky, 1855) -
- redfin culter, Culter brevicauda (Günther, 1868) -
- Korean sharpbelly, Hemiculter eigenmanni (Jordan et Metz, 1913) -
- sharpbellySharpbellyThe sharpbelly, Hemiculter leucisculus, Korean sharpbelly, or common sawbelly is a tropical freshwater and brackish water fish belonging to the Cultrinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in large streams and reservoirs in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and the Amur River basin...
, Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky, 1855) - - Siberian stone loach, Orthrias toni (Dybowsky, 1869) -
- continental stone loach, Orthrias nudus (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1865) - - eight-barbel loach, Lefua costata (Kessler, 1876) -
- muddy loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) -
- Chinese muddy loach, Misgurnus mizolepis (Günther, 1888) -
- white-nose loach, Koreocobitis rotundicaudata (Wakiya et Mori, 1929) -
- Nakdong nose loach, Koreocobitis naktongensis (Kim, Park, et Nalbant, 2000) -
- Korean spine loach, Iksookimia koreensis (Kim, 1975) -
- Buan spine loach, Iksookimia pumila (Kim et Lee, 1987) -
- Miho spine loach, Iksookimia choii (Kim et Son, 1984) -
- King spine loach, Iksookimia longicorpa (Kim, Choi, et Nalbant, 1976) -
- Southern king spine loach, Iksookimia huwowolfedi (Nalbant, 1993) -
- Eastern spine loach, Iksookimia yongdokensis (Kim et Park, 1997) -
- Spine loach, Cobitis sinensis (Sauvage et Dabryi, 1874) -
- Sand spine loach, Cobitis lutheri (Rendahl, 1935) -
- Striped spine loach, Cobitis tetralineata (Kim, Park, et Nalbant, 1999) -
- Northern loach, Cobitis pacifica (Kim, Park, et Nalbant, 1999) -
- Nakdong loach, Niwaella multifasciata (Wakiya et Mori, 1929) -
- Dwarf loachKichulchoia brevifasciataKichulchoia brevifasciata is a species of loach endemic to the Korean Peninsula. It is the only member of its genus....
, Kichulchoia brevifasciataKichulchoia brevifasciataKichulchoia brevifasciata is a species of loach endemic to the Korean Peninsula. It is the only member of its genus....
(Kim et Lee, 1996) -
Catfish
- Korean bullhead, Pseudobagrus fulvidraco (Richardson, 1846) -
- black bullheadBlack bullheadThe black bullhead, Ameiurus melas, is a species of bullhead catfish. Like other bullhead catfish, it has the ability to thrive in waters that are low in oxygen, brackish, turbid and/or very warm. It also has barbels located near its mouth, a broad head, spiny fins and no scales...
, Pseudobagrus koreanus (Uchida, 1990) - - Korean stumpy bullhead, Pseudobagrus brevicorpus (Mori, 1936) -
- Ussurian bullhead, Leiocassis ussuriensis (Dybowski, 1871) -
- light bullhead, Leiocassis nitidus (Sauvage et Dabryi, 1874) -
- long-snout bullhead, Leiocassis longirostris (Günther, 1864) -
- Far Eastern catfish, Silurus asotus (Linnaeus, 1758) -
- slender catfishSlender catfishSlender catfish can mean:* Dianema longibarbis, of South America* Silurus microdorsalis, of Europe and Asia...
, Silurus microdorsalis (Mori, 1936) - - channel catfishChannel catfishChannel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United States they are the most fished catfish species with approximately 8...
, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) - - south torrent catfish, Liobagrus mediadiposalis (Mori, 1936) -
- Korean torrent catfish, Liobagrus andersoni (Regan, 1908) -
- bullhead torrent catfish, Liobagrus obesus (Son, Kim, et Choo, 1987) -
Smelt
- wakasagi, Hypomesus nipponensisHypomesus nipponensisAlso called wakasagi, Hypomesus nipponensis is an important food fish native to the lakes and estuaries of Hokkaido, Japan, although it has been introduced to other locations, including the San Francisco Delta of the United States....
(McAllister, 1963) - - sweet smelt, Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) -
- ariake ice fish, Salanx ariakensis (Kishinouye, 1901) -
- cherry ice fish, Hemisalanx prognathus (Regan, 1908) -
- flower ice fish, Neosalanx andersoni (Rendahl, 1923) -
- Neosalanx jordani (Wakiya et Takahashi, 1937) -
- short ice fish, Neosalanx hubbsi (Wakiya et Takahashi, 1937) -
- king ice fish, Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855) -
- ice fish, Salangichthys microdon (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1860) -
SalmonSalmonSalmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
- graylingGrayling (genus)Thymallus is a genus of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes; it is the only genus of subfamily Thymallinae. The type species is T. thymallus, the grayling. The genus's five distinct species are generically called graylings, but without qualification this also refers...
, Thymallus articus jaluensis (Mori, 1928) - - Manchurian trout, Brachymystax lenk tsinlingensis (Li, 1966) -
- chum salmonChum salmonThe chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or Keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name Silverbrite salmon...
, Onchorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792) - - Sakhalin salmon, Onchorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) -
- river salmon, Onchorhynchus masou masou (Brevoort, 1856) -
- coho salmonCoho salmonThe Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". It is the state animal of Chiba, Japan.-Description:...
, Onchorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) - - rainbow troutRainbow troutThe rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....
, Onchorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) - - Korean taimen, Hucho ishakawai (Mori, 1928) -
- white-spotted char, Salvelinus leucomaenisSalvelinus leucomaenisSalvelinus leucomaenis is a Japanese trout in the genus of Salvelinus called Iwana in Japanese and whitespotted char in English. Iwana is widely fished in Japan....
(Pallas, 1811) - - malma trout, Salvelinus malmus (Walbaum, 1792) -
mullets
- striped mullet, Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) -
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, Chelon affinis (Günther, 1861) - - redlip mullet, Chelon haematocheilusChelon haematocheilusHaarder, also So-iuy mullet or Redlip mullet, Liza haematocheilus, is a species of fish of the family Mugilidae.Sometime the haarder is incorrectly included in the genus Mugil , but now it is described in the genus Liza.-Range:The natural range of the haarder is the Sea of Japan from the estuary of...
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
Perch-like fish
- temperate sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicus (Cuvier, 1828) -
- mandarin fishMandarin fishThe mandarin fish or Chinese perch is a freshwater fish that lives in China. Its back is yellow, green or brown with many irregular black spots and patches. It has a big mouth and small round scales. Mandarin fish live in still water and move to deep water in winter...
, Siniperca scherzeri (Steindachner, 1892) - - Japanese aucha perch, Coreoperca kawamebari (Temminck et Schlegel, 1842) -
- Korean aucha perch, Coreoperca herzi (Herzenstein, 1896) -
- bluegillBluegillThe Bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.-Range and distribution:...
, Lepomis macrochirus (Rafinesque, 1819) - - largemouth bassLargemouth bassThe largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
, Micropterus salmoides (LacepedeLacepedeLacepede can refer to:* Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacépède , French naturalist and politician.* Jean de La Ceppède , French poet.* Rue Lacépède, a street in Paris...
) - - Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticusOreochromis niloticusThe Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is a relatively large cichlid fish, which is native to Africa from Egypt south to East and Central Africa, and as far west as Gambia. It is also native to Israel, and numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range.It is also commercially...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - - spotnape pony fish, Leiognathus nuchalis (Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
- dragonet fish, Repomucenus olidus (Gunther, 1873) -
- spined sleeper, Eleotris oxycephala (Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
- Korean dark sleeper, Odontobutis platycephala (Iwata et Jeon, 1985) -
- dark sleeper, Odontobutis interrupta (Iwata et Jeon, 1985) -
- dark sleeper, Odontobutis obscuraOdontobutis obscuraOdontobutis obscura is a species of Odontobutidae family. Freshwater benthopelagic fish, up to 12.0 cm length. Widespread in the water bodies of the Far East: China, Japan, and Korea.- Sources :*...
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
- Taiwanese fire-bellied gudgeon, Micropercops swinhonis (Gunther, 1873) -
- chestnut gobyChestnut gobyThe Chestnut goby, or banded goby is a species of goby found in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. In the Black Sea it is found in the Gulf of Varna, saline lagoons near Abrau, also near Novorossiysk and Sochi. Marine coastal / estuarine species, reaches a length of 6.6 cm...
, Chaenogobius castaneus (O'Shaughnessy, 1875) - - floating goby, Chaenogobius urotaenia (Hilgendorf, 1879) -
- bigjaw goby, Chaenogobius macrognathus (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1860) - - oriental goby, Acanthogobius flavimanus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
- Acanthogobius elongata (Ni et Wu, 1985) -
- white ventral goby, Acanthogobius lactipes (Hilgendorf, 1879) -
- Acanthogobius luridus (Ni et Wu, 1985) -
- Synechogobius hasta (Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
- parrot goby, Sicyopterus japonicus (Tanaka, 1909) -
- Pseudogobius masago (Tomiyama, 1936) -
- brown goby, Bathygobius fuscus (Ruppel, 1830) -
- Barcheek gobyBarcheek gobyThe Barcheek Goby, Rhinogobius giurinus, is a species of the family Gobiidae. Though it is a kind of migratory fish, it can survive and reproduce in a completely closed drainage system.-Distribution:...
, Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter, 1897) - - common freshwater goby, Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
- Tridentiger bifasciatus (Steindachner, 1881) -
- Bare-naped gobyBare-naped gobyBare-naped goby is a fish of the Gobiidae family, widespread in the northwestern Pacific: Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. Demersal, brackishwater species, up to 6.0 cm maximal length....
, Tridentiger nudicervicus (Tomiyama, 1934) - - Trident goby, Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
- Trident goby, Tridentiger brevispinisTridentiger brevispinisTridentiger trigonocephalus is a fish of the Gobiidae family, widespread along the coasts of Korea, Japan, Kuril Islands. Demersal, brackishwater / freshwater species, up to 10.0 cm maximal length....
(Katsuyama, Arai, et Nakamura, 1972) - - Striped goby, Acentrogobius pflaumi (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1853) - - Spotted goby, Acentrogobius pellidebilis (Lee et Kim, 1992) -
- Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1860) -
- estuarine goby, Mugilogobius abei (Jordan et Snyder, 1901) -
- Mugilogobius fontinalis (Jordan et Seale, 1906) -
- Parioglossus dotui (Tomiyama, 1958) -
- blue-spotted mud hopper, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758) -
- mud hopper, Periopthalmus modestus (Cantor, 1842) -
- Periopthalmus magnuspinnatus (Lee, Choi, et Ryu, 1995) -
- flat-head goby, Luciogobius guttatus (Gill, 1859) -
- ice gobyIce gobyThe ice goby is a species of goby that lives in freshwater, brackish and marine waters of China, Korea and Japan....
, Leucopsarion petersii (Hilgendorf, 1880) - - red eel goby, Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus (BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1860) - - eel goby, Odontamblyopus lacepediiOdontamblyopus lacepediiOdontamblyopus lacepedii is a species of eel goby found in muddy-bottomed coastal waters in China, Korea and Japan. This long, slender fish can usually be distinguished from all its congeners by its long caudal fin and large number of caudal vertebrae.This species excavates elaborate vertical...
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) - - round-tailed paradise fish, Macropodus ocellatus (Cantor, 1842) -
- northern snakeheadNorthern snakeheadThe Northern snakehead is a type of snakehead fish native to China, Russia, North Korea and South Korea. In the United States, the fish is considered to be a highly invasive species...
, Channa argus (Cantor, 1842) -
Needlefish and ricefish
- Asiatic ricefish, Oryzias latipesOryzias latipesOryzias latipes, also known as Medaka and Japanese killifish, is a member of genus Oryzias , the only genus in the subfamily Oryziinae. This rather small...
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) - - dwarf ricefish, Oryzias sinensis (Chen, Uwa, et Chu, 1989) -
- brackish halfbeak, Hyporhamphus intermedius (Cantor, 1842) -
- Japanese halfbeak, Hyporhamphus sajori (Temminck et Schlegel, 1845) -
Sticklebacks
- three-spined sticklebackThree-spined sticklebackThe three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is a fish native to much of northern Europe, northern Asia and North America. It has been introduced into parts of southern and central Europe.-Distribution and morphological variation:...
, Gasterosteus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - - Chinese nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius sinensis (Guichenot, 1869) -
- Sakhalin sticklebackSakhalin sticklebackSakhalin stickleback is a fish of the Gasterosteidae family. Freshwater benthopelagic fish, up to 7.0 cm length. Endemic of the islands of Hokkaido і Sakhalin.- Links :*...
, Pungitius tymensis (Nikolsky, 1889) - - nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758) -
- short nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius kaibarae (Tanaka, 1915) -
- pipe fish, Syngnathus schlegeli (Kaup, 1856) -
Scorpionfish, flatheads and sculpins
- black rockfishBlack rockfishThe Black Rockfish is a rockfish of the genus Sebastes. It is sometimes misidentified as the "red snapper."...
, Sebastes schlegeli (Hilgendorf, 1880) - - bartail flatheadBartail flatheadThe bartail flathead , also called Bar-Tailed Flathead, Bartail Blenny, Gobi, Indian Flathead, or Indo-Pacific Flathead, is the type species for the Platycephalus genus of fish....
, Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) - - Siberian sculpin, Cottus poecilopus (Heckel, 1837) -
- Tumen River sculpin, Cottus hangiongensis (Mori, 1930) -
- Cherskii's sculpin, Cottus czerskii (Berg, 1913) -
- frog sculpin, Myoxocephalus stelleri (Tilesius, 1811) -
- rough-skinned sculpin, Trachidermus fasciatus (Heckel, 1837) -
Flatfish
- stone flounderStone flounderThe stone flounder, Kareius bicoloratus, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy and muddy bottoms in coastal areas at depths of up to . Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northwest Pacific, from Japan to the Kuril islands, Sakhalin,...
, Kareius bicoloratus (Basilewsky, 1855) - - starry flounderStarry flounderThe starry flounder is a common flatfish found around the margins of the North Pacific.The distinctive features of the starry flounder include the combination of black and white-to-orange bar on the dorsal and anal fins, as well as the skin covered with scales modified into tiny star-shaped plates...
, Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1788) - - fine-spotted flounder, Pleuronichthys cornutus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) -
- Cynoglossus semilaevis (Gunther, 1873) -
Puffers
- striped puffer, Takifugu xanthopterusTakifugu xanthopterusTakifugu xanthopterus is a species of fish in the Tetraodontidae family. It is found in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan.-Source:* Roberts, C. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1850) - - vermiculated puffer, Takifugu vermicularis (Temminck et Schlegel, 1850) -
- grass pufferGrass pufferThe Grass Puffer is a species of fish in the Tetraodontidae family. It is found in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It is often caught off beaches. docks, and piers using various baits such as worms, shrimp, Sea Lice, or cut fish...
, Takifugu niphobles (Jordan et Snyder, 1901) - - fine-patterned puffer, Takifugu poecilonotus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1850) -
- river puffer, Takifugu obscurus (Abe, 1949) -
- tiger puffer, Takifugu rubripesTakifugu rubripesTakifugu rubripes is a pufferfish in the genus Takifugu. A feature of this species is that it has a very small genome, which is used as a ‘reference’ for identifying genes and other elements in human and other vertebrate genomes...
(Temminck et Schlegel, 1850) -