Common Fishes in the Philippines

BANDED WHITING – Asohos
Sillago maculate (Quoy and Gaimard)
Average length 20 centimeters

BIG-EYED HERRING - Tuabak
Ilisha hoevenii (Bleeker)
Average length 15 to 20 centimeters

BIG EYED SCAD - Matang baka
Caranx crumenophthalmus (Bloch)
Average length 20 to 30 centimeters

BANDED SLIPMOUTH - Hualing
Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepede)
Average length 10 centimeters

BIG-BODIED ROUND SCAD – Galongong
 Decapterus macrosoma (Bleeker)
Average length 20 to 30 centimeters
 BANDED BARRACUDA - Asogon
Sphyraena jello (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 0.5 to 1 meter

BIG-EYED PORGY – Malaking mata
Monotaxis grandoculis (Forskal)
Average length 20 to 40 centimeters

BLUE-SPOTTED STING RAY – Dahonan
Dasyatis kuhlii (Muller and Henle)
Average size 20 centimeters across

BLUE-LINED SURGEON FISH – Labahita
Acanthurus bleekeri (Gunther)
Average length 30 centimeters

COMMON WHITING  – Asohos
Sillago sihama (Forskal)
Average length 20 centimeters

ROUGH-SCALED WHISKERE CROAKER – Kabang
Sciaena indica (Kuhl and van Hasselt)
Average length 15 centimeters

FLAT-HEADED GOBY – Biang pute
Glossogobius giurus (Hamilton-Buchanan)
Average length 30 to 40 centimeters

SPECKLED DREPANE – Mayang
Drepane puncata (Linnaeus)
Average length 20 to 30 centimeters

LONG-TAILED GOBY –Talimosak
Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker)
Average length 10 centimeters

 LONG-FINNED CAVALLA - Talakitok
Caranx armatus (Forskal)
Average length 20 to 50 centimeters

LONG-JAWED ANCHOVY - Dilis
Stolephorus commersonii (Lacepede)
Average length 8 centimeters

LIGHT-COLORED GARFISH - Batalay
Tylosurus strongylurus (van Hasselt)
Average length 30 centimeters
MARBLED STING RAY – Paging bulik
Dasyatis uarnak (Forskal)
Average size up to 1.5 meters across

GUITAR FISH –Pating sodsod
Rhynchobatus dj iddensis (Forskal)
Average length 0.5 to 2 meters

INDIAN SARDINE – Tamban
Sardinella longiceps (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 20 centimeters

TARPON – Buan-buan
Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet)
Average length 30 centimeters

MILKFISH – Bangos
Chanos chanos (Forskal)
Average length 0.3 to 1 meter

RIBBON-FINNED NEMIPTERID - Bisugo
Nemipterus taenipterus (Cuvier and Valen­ciennes)
Average length 20 centimeters


SILVERY THERAPONID - Ayungin
Therapon plumbeus (Kner)
Average length 10 centimeters

PAINTED THICK-LIPPED GRUNT - Labian
Plectorhinchus pictus (Thunberg)
Average length 39 to 40 centimeters

CONVEX-LINED THERAPONID - Bagaong
Therapon jarbua (Forskal)
Average length 20 centimeters
SPOTTED POMADASID - Agoot
Pomadasys hasta (Bloch)
Average length 25 to 40 centimeters

RED CAESIO - Dalagang bukid
Pinjalo typus (Bleeker)
Average length 40 centimeters

GOLDEN CAESIO - Dalagang bukid
Caesio chrysozonus (Kuhl and van Hasselt)
Average length 15 to 20 centimeters

HUMPBACKED RED SNAPPER - Maya-maya
Lutjanus gibbus (Forskal)
Average length 30 to 40 centimeters

COMMON CLIMBING PERCH - Martiniko
Anabas testudineus (Bloch)
Average length 10 to 20 centimeters
  
WHITE-LINED GROUPER - Lapo-lapo
Anyperodon leucogrammicus (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 40 to 50 centimeters

PLAIN-SCALED SNAPPER - Maya-maya
Lutjanus johni (Bloch)
Average length 20 centimeters
  
DECUSSATED SNAPPER - Dolesan
Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier and Valen­ciennes)
Average length 20 centimeters

PLAIN-SCALED SNAPPER - Maya-maya
Lutjanus johni (Bloch)
Average length 20 centimeters

STRIPED BARRACUDA - Torcillo
Sphyraena obtusata (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 25 centimeters

LARGE-SCALED MULLET - Banak
Mugil vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard)
Average length 40 centimeters

THICK-LIPPED MULLET - Talilong
MugUdussumieri (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 20 centimeters

STRIATED MURREL - Dalag
Ophicephalus striatus (Bloch)
Average length 30 to 40 centimeters

FOUR-RAYED THREADFIN - Mamale
Eleutheronematetradactylum (Shaw)
 Average length 0.5 meter

TWO-FINNED RUNNER - Salmon
Elagatis bipinnulatus (Quoy & Gaimard)
Average length 30 centimeters to 1 meter

YELLOW LEATHER-JACKET — Dorado
Scomberoides Iysan (Forskal)
Average length 0.5 to 1 meter

SPOTTED MOON FISH - Chabita
Meme maculata (Bloch and Schneider)
Average length 20 centimeters

COMMON SLIPMOUTH - Sapsap
Leiognathus equulus (Forskal)
Average length 30 centimeters

WAVY-LINED GROUPER - Lapo-lapo
Epinephelus undulosus (Quoy and Gaimard)
Average length 40 centimeters

YELLOWFIN TUNA - Albacora
Neothuanus macropterus (Schlsgel)
Average length meter

YELLOW-STRIPED CREVALLE -Salay-salay batang
Caranx leptolepis (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 20 centimeters

COMPRESSED BODIED GARFISH - Kambabalo
Ablennes hians (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 0.5 to 1 meter

MANILA SEA CATFISH - Kanduli
Arius manillensis (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 30 centimeters


DEEP-BODIED HERRING - Lapad
Sardinella perforata (Cantor)
Average length 15 to 18 centimeters

FIMBRIATED HERRING - Tunsoy
Sardinella fimbriata (Cuvier and Valenciennes)
Average length 15 to 18 centimeters

FRESH-WATER CATFISH – Hito
Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus)
Average length 20 to 45 centimeters

GREEN SEA CATFISH- Kanduli
Arius thalassinus (Ruppell)
Average length 50 to 75 centimeters

SPANISH MACKEREL - Tangigi
Cybium commerson (Lacepede)
Average length 0.5 to 1 meter

SPOTTED HALFBEAK - Buguing
Hemiramphus far (Forskal)
Average length 30 centimeters
STRIPED MACKEREL - Alumahan
Rastrelliger chrysozonus (Ruppell)
Average length 25 to 35 centimeters


SHORT-BODIED MACKEREL - Hasa-Hasa
Rastrelliger brachyosomus (Bleaker)
Average length 20 centimeters

SHORT-FINNED GIZZARD SHAD - Kabasi
Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton-Buchanan)
Average length 15 to 20 centimeters

TOOTHLESS CAVALLA – Garapeche
Caranx speciosus (Forskal)
Average length 0.5 to 1 meter

OVATE SOLE -Tambiki
Solea humilis (Cantor)
Average size 10 centimeters

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