Russia
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Russia is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range (these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)
Hypsagonus corniger OC (Agonidae) Fourhorn Poacher
Podothecus gilberti OC (Agonidae) Hawk Poacher
Podothecus veternus OC (Agonidae) Toothless Poacher
Andriashevicottus megacephalus (Cottidae)
Archistes plumarius (Cottidae)
Artedielloides auriculatus (Cottidae) Hook-eared Sculpin
Artediellus aporosus (Cottidae)
Artediellus gomojunovi (Cottidae)
Artediellus ingens (Cottidae)
Icelinus pietschi (Cottidae)
Icelus ochotensis (Cottidae)
Microcottus matuaensis (Cottidae)
Myoxocephalus ochotensis (Cottidae)
Myoxocephalus tuberculatus (Cottidae)
Porocottus camtschaticus (Cottidae)
Porocottus minutus (Cottidae)
Cyclopsis tentacularis (Cyclopteridae)
Cyclopteropsis brashnikowi (Cyclopteridae)
Cyclopteropsis inarmatus (Cyclopteridae) Bumpy Lumpsucker
Cyclopteropsis popovi (Cyclopteridae)
Eumicrotremus fedorovi (Cyclopteridae)
Eumicrotremus schmidti (Cyclopteridae)
Eumicrotremus soldatovi OC (Cyclopteridae)
Eumicrotremus taranetzi OC (Cyclopteridae)
Eumicrotremus tartaricus OC (Cyclopteridae)
Dasyatis gigantea (Dasyatidae) Giant Stumptail Stingray
Eleginus nawaga OC (Gadidae) Navaga
Chaenogobius raninus (Gobiidae)
Chaenogobius taranetzi OC (Gobiidae)
Careproctus rastrinoides (Liparidae)
Liparis alboventer (Liparidae)
Liparis brashnikovi (Liparidae) Brashnikov's Snailfish
Liparis dubius (Liparidae)
Liparis dulkeiti (Liparidae)
Liparis eos (Liparidae)
Liparis grebnitzkii (Liparidae)
Liparis kusnetzovi (Liparidae)
Liparis kussakini (Liparidae)
Liparis latifrons (Liparidae) Striped Sea Snail
Liparis marmoratus (Liparidae)
Liparis mednius (Liparidae)
Liparis pravdini (Liparidae)
Liparis punctatus (Liparidae)
Liparis rhodosoma (Liparidae)
Liparis schantarensis (Liparidae) Shantar Snailfish
Liparis schmidti (Liparidae)
Liparis tartaricus (Liparidae)
Liparis tunicatiformis (Liparidae)
Paraliparis entochloris (Liparidae)
Limanda sakhalinensis OC (Pleuronectidae)
Gilbertidia dolganovi (Psychrolutidae)
Gilbertidia ochotensis (Psychrolutidae)
Alectrias cirratus (Stichaeidae) Sea Cockscomb
Alectrias gallinus (Stichaeidae)
Azygopterus corallinus (Stichaeidae)
Kasatkia memorabilis (Stichaeidae)
Pseudalectrias tarasovi OC (Stichaeidae) Tarasov's Blenny
Stichaeopsis nevelskoi (Stichaeidae)
Stichaeus ochriamkini (Stichaeidae) Ochriamkin's Shanny
Bilabria ornata (Zoarcidae)
Bothrocarina nigrocaudata (Zoarcidae)
Davidijordania brachyrhyncha (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelopsis brashnikovi (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelopsis ocellata (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelus diporus (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelus gracilis (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelus knipowitschi (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelus obscurus (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelus pauciporus (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelus platycephalus (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelus soldatovi (Zoarcidae)
Gymnelus taeniatus (Zoarcidae)
Hadropareia middendorffii (Zoarcidae)
Hadropareia semisquamata (Zoarcidae)
Krusensterniella multispinosa (Zoarcidae)
Krusensterniella pavlovskii (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes brevicaudus (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes fasciatus (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes fulvus (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes heinemanni (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes macrochir (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes microlepidotus (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes paucilepidotus (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes sigmatoides (Zoarcidae)
Lycodes ygreknotatus (Zoarcidae)
Lycogrammoides schmidti (Zoarcidae)
Lycozoarces regani (Zoarcidae)
Petroschmidtia albonotata (Zoarcidae)
Additional endemic marine fish species that were not included in FishBase 2004 are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 88 endemic marine fish species listed above, these additional 4 species total 92 species of marine fishes known solely from Russia.
Gymnelopsis humilis (Zoarcidae) 2003
Magadanichthys skopetsi (Zoarcidae) 2004
Zoarces andriashevi (Zoarcidae) 2005
Zoarces fedorovi (Zoarcidae) 2007