Japan

Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera

This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Japan is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020) for mammals, del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016) for birds, the Reptile Database (2018) for reptiles, AmphibiaWeb (2018) for amphibians, and Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023) for fishes. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.    # = Deep-sea fishes (below 200 m)

Dymecodon  1 spp.  (Mammal Eulipotyphla Talpidae)

Oreoscaptor  1 spp.  (Mammal Eulipotyphla Talpidae)

Urotrichus  1 spp.  (Mammal Eulipotyphla Talpidae)

Pentalagus  1 spp.  (Mammal Lagomorpha Leporidae)

Glirulus  1 spp.  (Mammal Rodentia Gliridae)

Diplothrix  1 spp.  (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)

Tokudaia  3 spp.  (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)

Apalopteron  1 spp.  (Bird Passeriformes Zosteropidae)

Amamiichthys 1 spp. (Actinopteri Acanthuriformes Sparidae)

Myopsaron 1 spp. (Actinopteri Acropomatiformes Creediidae)

Chauligenion 1 spp. (Actinopteri Anguilliformes Ophichthidae)

Rhinosolea 1 spp. (Actinopteri Carangiformes Soleidae)

Pseudorhodeus 1 spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Acheilognathidae)

Hemigrammocypris 1 spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae)

Ischikauia 1 spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae)

Aspasma 1 spp. (Actinopteri Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae)

Heteroplopomus 1 spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)

Phoxacromion 1 spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)

Siphonogobius 1 spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)

Neobythitoides # 1 spp. (Actinopteri Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae)

Neosalangichthys 1 spp. (Actinopteri Osmeriformes Salangidae)

Bambradon 1 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Bembridae)

Rheopresbe 1 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Cottidae)

Neolumpenus 1 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Lumpenidae)

Astrocottus # 3 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Psychrolutidae)

Astrocottus 3 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Psychrolutidae)

Atopocottus 1 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Psychrolutidae)

Daruma 1 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Psychrolutidae)

Ursinoscorpaenopsis 1 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Scorpaenidae)

Ericandersonia # 1 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Zoarcidae)

Zestichthys # 1 spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Zoarcidae)