First records of 73 fish species from the Uji Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, with a list of fishes recorded from the islands

The Uji Islands, a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, is located ca. 80 km west of Bohnomisaki, Minami-satsuma, Satsuma Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. To date, 166 fish species have been reported from the Uji Islands during surveys of ichthyofauna of the islands. In this study, a total of 73 fish species was newly recorded on the basis of collected specimens and photographs from the Uji Islands. In addition, 36 species were newly recognized from the Uji Islands on the basis of examination of literature. These additional records bring the total number of fish species from the Uji Islands to 270. A list of the fishes currently reported from the Uji Islands is also provided in this study.