No sign-up needed. You can save notes on this device.
An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
The Japanese soldierfish lives in shallow seas.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Japanese soldierfish
- Scientific name
- Ostichthys japonicus
- Japanese name
- エビスダイ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Beryciformes
- Family
- Holocentridae
- Genus
- Ostichthys
It lives in Japanese seas from Aomori to Kyushu and Yakushima, including the Seto Inland Sea and the Ogasawara Islands.
Basic data
- Range
- Sea of Japan and East China Sea, Pacific coast from Aomori to Yakushima, Seto Inland Sea, and Ogasawara Islands
Where the Japanese soldierfish has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- エビスダイ
- 简体中文
- 日本骨鳂
- 繁體中文
- 日本骨鰃
- 한국어
- 도화돔
- Português (Brasil)
- Peixe-soldado-gigante
- العربية
- سمكة الجندي اليابانية
- Русский
- Японский шероховатый кандиль
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — エビスダイChecked: 2026-11-04
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeRELATIVES
Others in Holocentridae
MORE TO MEET
