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List of Deep-water Fishes reported from Japan
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Table 1: 751 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 13 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 5 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 769 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 2: 13 species possibly present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Habitat Depth (m)
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus australisquestionable Small scaled brown slickhead Arame-konnyaku-iwashi bathydemersal1000 - 2600 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Aristostomias polydactylusquestionable  Kumadori-hoshi-eso bathypelagic25 - 1100 
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Diaphus thetaquestionable California headlightfish Todo-hadaka bathypelagic10 - 3400 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Etmopterus molleriquestionable Mollers lantern shark  pelagic-oceanic200 - 860 
Squaliformes Etmopteridae Etmopterus princepsquestionable Great lanternshark Futo-karasuzame bathydemersal300 - 2213 
Anguilliformes Muraenesocidae Gavialiceps taeniolaquestionable  Watakuzu-hamo bathydemersal350 - 1046 
Lophiiformes Lophiidae Lophiodes naresiquestionable Goosefish Hime-ankô bathydemersal180 - 460 
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei Zoarcidae Lycodes diapterusquestionable Black eelpout  bathydemersal146 - 844 
Beryciformes Melamphaidae Melamphaes suborbitalisquestionable Shoulderspine bigscale Toge-kabuto-uo bathypelagic100 - 3200 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Paraphyonus boliniquestionable   bathypelagic1075 - 4280 
Beryciformes Melamphaidae Poromitra megalopsquestionable  Ôme-kabuto-uo bathypelagic150 - 1000 
Perciformes/Cottoidei Psychrolutidae Psychrolutes inermisquestionable  Kumanokajika bathydemersal550 - 1550 
Rajiformes Anacanthobatidae Sinobatis borneensisquestionable Borneo leg skate Itohiki-ei bathydemersal800 - 1100 
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