| Family |
Species |
Author |
Info |
Occurrence |
Common names |
Abundance |
Max length |
Maturity |
Remark |
Photo |
| Scombridae |
Acanthocybium solandri
|
(Cuvier, 1832) | M, Fi
| native | Wahoo (English), Tangingue (Tagalog), Tangige (Agutaynen), Tangigi (Bikol), Tangigi (Cebuano), Tangigue (Cebuano), Tanguingui (Chavacano), Tangigue (Davawenyo), Tangigue (Hiligaynon), Bayokbokan (Ilokano), Tangigue (Ilokano), Tanigi (Ivatan), Tangige (Kagayanen), Tangige (Kuyunon), Tangigue (Magindanaon), Tangigue (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Tangih (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Tangigue (Pangasinan), Tangigue-batang (Surigaonon), Tanigue (Tagalog), Tanguigui (Waray-waray) | | 250 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Sparidae |
Acanthopagrus pacificus
|
Iwatsuki, Kume & Yoshino, 2010 | M
| native | Bunggok (Cebuano), Bitilya (Tagalog), Bakoko (Bikol), Bakululan (Kuyunon), Bakokong moro (Tagalog), Gaud-gaud (Tagalog), Gapas-gapas (Visayan), Kilawan (Visayan), Kuwa (Visayan), Pargo (Visayan), Bakuko (Waray-waray), Gapas-gapas (Waray-waray) | | 50.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;34.80 cm SL female | | Non-trype specimens taken from Palawan I. (Ref. 86288). Also Ref. 26129, 43275. |  |
| Plesiopidae |
Acanthoplesiops echinatus
|
Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990 | M
| native | | | 4.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Museum records USNM 146453 (Jolo, Sulu Arch., 2.1 cm SL) and USNM 37241 (Mindoro, 1.6 cm SL) (Ref. 75897). Also Ref. 90102. |  |
| Acropomatidae |
Acropoma boholensis
|
Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 | M
| native | Big-headed lanternbelly (English) | | 13.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality of Acropoma boholensis, Dumaguete city market (probably 40-70 km south of Dumaguete), Negros I., Bohol Sea. Recorded from Negros Island, the Bohol Sea and off northwestern Luzon (Tagudon public Market, La Union). South China Sea (Ref. 41631, 123727). |  |
| Carangidae |
Alepes melanoptera
|
(Swainson, 1839) | Br, M, Fi
| native | Blackfin scad (English), Salay-salay (Tagalog), Salay-salay (Bikol), Borot (Cebuano), Tamarong (Cebuano), Salay-salay (Chavacano), Talakitok (Davawenyo), Pak-an (Hiligaynon), Layas (Ilokano), Inggatan (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Matang baka (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Tulay (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Layaw (Visayan), Gila-gila (Waray-waray), Mahinlo (Waray-waray) | | 25.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 3287. |  |
| Carangidae |
Alepes vari
|
(Cuvier, 1833) | Br, M, Fi
| native | Herring scad (English), Salay-salay (Tagalog), Salay-salay (Bikol), Baculan (Cebuano), Talakitok (Cebuano), Tamarong (Cebuano), Trakito (Cebuano), Salay-salay (Chavacano), Talakitok (Davawenyo), Basa-basa (Hiligaynon), Talang-talang (Hiligaynon), Maria-maria (Ilokano), Istah tampak (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Pikay (Waray-waray) | | 61.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Museum: Taytay fish market, FRLM 12064, 12067. |  |
| Alopiidae |
Alopias pelagicus
|
Nakamura, 1935 | M, Fi
| native | Pelagic thresher (English), Pating (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug) | | 428 cm TL male/unsexed ;383 cm TL female | | First record of the species; specimens collected from Fish Ports of Cebu and Cadiz cities (Ref. 47736, 47737). Also Ref. 110893, 121724. |  |
| Alopiidae |
Alopias superciliosus
|
Lowe, 1841 | M, Fi
| native | Bigeye thresher (English), Pating (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug) | | 488 cm TL male/unsexed | | First record of the species; specimens collected from Jose Dalman Public Market, Zamboanga del Norte and Cebu Fish Port (Ref. 47736, 47737). Also Ref. 110893. |  |
| Alopiidae |
Alopias vulpinus
|
(Bonnaterre, 1788) | M, Fi
| native | Pating (Tagalog) | | 573 cm TL male/unsexed ;549 cm TL female | | Reported from visual census (Ref. 4848); from photos taken at Pasil Fish Port, Cebu City (Ref. 47737). Also from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Also Ref. 4848. |  |
| Dorosomatidae |
Amblygaster leiogaster
|
(Valenciennes, 1847) | M, Fi
| native | Smoothbelly sardinella (English), Tamban (Tagalog), Lupnos (Bikol), Taporok (Bikol), Tabagak (Cebuano), Tamban (Cebuano), Tabagak (Chavacano), Tamban (Davawenyo), Tamban (Hiligaynon), Tuloy (Hiligaynon), Turay (Kuyunon), Kasig (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Barunday (Surigaonon), Tamban (Waray-waray) | | 23.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Dorosomatidae |
Anodontostoma chacunda
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Br, M, Fi
| native | Kabasi (Bikol), Kabasi (Cebuano), Kabasi (Davawenyo), Chacunda gizzard shad (English), Dahon-dahon (Hiligaynon), Kabasi (Ilokano), Kabasi (Kapampangan), Balotabid (Kuyunon), Tatik (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Kapas-kapas (Pangasinan), Kabasi (Tagalog), Mararapad (Visayan), Kabasi (Waray-waray), Kamugtok (Hiligaynon), Kasig (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Kabasi (Pangasinan) | | 22.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Enters brackishhwater to spawn (Ref. 4735). Also Ref. 188, 12547, 12744. |  |
| Dorosomatidae |
Anodontostoma selangkat
|
(Bleeker, 1852) | Br, M
| native | | | 18.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Apogonidae |
Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma
|
(Tanaka, 1917) | M
| native | | | 12.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Apogonidae |
Apogonichthyoides uninotatus
|
(Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) | M
| native | | | 5.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality, Bisucay I., Cuyos Is. Also collected from Tara I., Mindanao Strait (Ref. 11356). Also Ref. 48613, 90102. |  |
| Apogonidae |
Apogonichthys landoni
|
Herre, 1934 | M
| native | | | | | Known only from the type specimen collected from a reef in Cebu harbor (Ref. 280). | No picture yet. |
| Tetraodontidae |
Arothron multilineatus
|
Matsuura, 2016 | M
| native | Burereng (Kuyunon), Butete (Tagalog) | | 43.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Atherinidae |
Atherinomorus vaigiensis
|
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | M
| questionable | | | 17.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Outside distributional range, occurrence needs verification. |  |
| Carangidae |
Atropus atropos
|
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | M, Fi
| native | Cleftbelly trevally (English), Salay-salay buntutan (Tagalog), Talakitok (Agutaynen), Mamsa (Cebuano), Talakitok (Cebuano), Trakito (Cebuano), Istah putih (Chavacano), Tarakito (Chavacano), Talakitok (Davawenyo), Ampasan (Hiligaynon), Talakitok (Kuyunon), Anak bong (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Salay-salay ulingan (Tagalog), Lison (Visayan), Manganinao (Visayan), Talapion (Visayan), Tayang-tayang (Visayan), Alipuron (Waray-waray) | | 31.60 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Carangidae |
Atropus aurochs
|
(Ogilby, 1915) | M
| native | Black-crested trevally (English), Damis lawin (Tagalog), Dalupani (Bikol), Lawihan (Bikol), Marapini (Bikol), Tarakitok (Bikol), Tarokotokan (Ilokano), Tarotokan (Ilokano), Pampano (Tagalog), Pampanung riyal (Tagalog), Ampahan (Visayan), Apahan (Visayan), Lambiyan (Visayan), Lison (Visayan), Manganinao (Visayan), Talapion (Visayan), Tawa-ay (Visayan), Tayang-tayang (Visayan), Trakito (Visayan) | | 50.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Sibuyan, Romblon (Ref. 58652). |  |
| Scombridae |
Auxis rochei
|
(Risso, 1810) | Br, M, Fi
| native | Turingan (Bikol), Tulingan (Cebuano), Bullet tuna (English), Aloy (Hiligaynon), Tangi (Ilokano), Tulingan (Tagalog), Turingan (Agutaynen), Bodboran (Cebuano), Buboron (Cebuano), Perit (Cebuano), Pidlayan (Cebuano), Pirit (Cebuano), Bodboron (Chavacano), Burot (Chavacano), Lubak-lubak (Chavacano), Manko (Chavacano), Pirit (Chavacano), Bodboron (Davawenyo), Budburon (Davawenyo), Pirit (Davawenyo), Tulingan (Davawenyo), Firgate tuna (English), Vahuyo (Ivatan), Tulingan (Kagayanen), Pirit (Kuyunon), Pirit (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Tulingan (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Mangko (Surigaonon), Pirit (Surigaonon), Bonito (Tagalog), Buroboto bilog (Tagalog), Kuringding (Tagalog), Turingan (Waray-waray) | | 50.00 cm FL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 393, 9987. |  |
| Scombridae |
Auxis thazard
|
(Lacepède, 1800) | M, Fi
| native | Turingan (Bikol), Tulingan (Cebuano), Frigate tuna (English), Kantorayan (Hiligaynon), Tulingan (Ilokano), Tulingan (Tagalog), Ilason (Visayan), Turingan (Agutaynen), Ehalason (Cebuano), Ilahason (Cebuano), Perit (Cebuano), Pidlayan (Cebuano), Pidlayan (dagko lamugan) (Cebuano), Pirit (Cebuano), Tolingan (Cebuano), Turingan (Cebuano), Mangkoh (Chavacano), Pirit (Chavacano), Tulingan (Chavacano), Budburon (Davawenyo), Pirit (Davawenyo), Firgate tuna (English), Aloy (Hiligaynon), Super Aloy (Hiligaynon), Turingan (Hiligaynon), Tangi (Ilokano), Vahuyo (Ivatan), Tulingan (Kagayanen), Pirit (Kuyunon), Tulingan (Kuyunon), Pirit (Magindanaon), Tulingan (Magindanaon), Mangko (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Pirit (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Tulingan (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Mangko (Surigaonon), Buroboto (Tagalog), Tulingan lapad (Tagalog), Hilason (Visayan), Mangko (Visayan), Tulingan (Waray-waray), Turingan (Waray-waray), Bagoong tuligan (Tagalog) | | 65.00 cm FL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 393, 9987. |  |
| Bathyclupeidae |
Bathyclupea nikparini
|
Prokofiev, 2014 | M
| questionable | | | 14.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Probably occurring in the country based on the photographs and data on the number of gill rakers in fishes stored in the Paris Museum provided by H.C. Ho (NMMBP) (Ref. 96155). | No picture yet. |
| Myctophidae |
Bolinichthys distofax
|
Johnson, 1975 | M
| native | | | 9.10 cm SL male/unsexed | | Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon, otter trawl in 454-457 m (Ref. 95664). | No picture yet. |
| Myctophidae |
Bolinichthys pyrsobolus
|
(Alcock, 1890) | M
| native | | | 9.20 cm SL male/unsexed | | Museum: Iligan Bay, Mindanao, USNM 92312 (holotype of Serpa blacki) (Ref. 280, 5572). | No picture yet. |
| Scorpaenidae |
Brachypterois serrulifer
|
Fowler, 1938 | M
| native | Sawmaxilla scorpionfish (English) | | 15.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality, west coast of Luzon Island, 8.4 miles (ca. 13.5 km) off San Fernando Point Light, ca. 82.3 m, USNM 98886 (holotype of Brachypterois serrulifer). |  |
| Bramidae |
Brama japonica
|
Hilgendorf, 1878 | M
| native | Tabas (Cebuano) | | 61.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Museum: Western Calatagan, Batangas, UPZM 5346. Occurrence needs confirmation. |  |
| Bregmacerotidae |
Bregmaceros japonicus
|
Tanaka, 1908 | M
| native | | | 10.60 cm SL male/unsexed | | Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon (Ref. 95664). |  |
| Bregmacerotidae |
Bregmaceros mcclellandi
|
Thompson, 1840 | M
| misidentification | | | 9.60 cm SL male/unsexed | | Reported from Ref. 29039, probably a misidentification (Ref. 51961); outside distributional range (see Stocks). |  |
| Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
|
(Whitley, 1934) | M
| native | Pating (Tagalog) | | 182 cm TL male/unsexed ;167 cm TL female | | Specimen collected by Albatross sta. 6762 from Manila market (USNM 151228, an immature male specimen, 52 cm TL, Ref. 288 as Eulamia pleurotaenia); collected by motorship Spencer F. Baird from Gulf of Lingayen, Pangasinan Province, Luzon (as Carcharias pleurotaenia, male and female) (Ref. 280:20). Recorded from photos taken from Pasil Fish Port I, Cebu, 11 April 2000 (JPAG 305, female, size unkonwn), possibly this species, but without the black tip to the first dorsal (Ref. 47737). Also Ref. 244, 386, 9997.
Occurrence: Manila market; Lingayen Gulf, Pangasinan Province; Pasil Fish Port I, Cebu City; Sulu-Celebes Sea. |  |
| Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus longimanus
|
(Poey, 1861) | M
| native | Pating (Tagalog), Pating (Ivatan) | | 400 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Presence in tne waters of the country was confirmed, but its absence or apparent rarity from the markets is surprising (commonly landed at fish markets in nearby countries) (Ref. 47737). Also Ref. 244, 6871, 9997, 110893, 121724.
Occurrence: Lanuza Bay, Surigao del Sur; Manila Bay (?); Sibuyan Island, Romblon Prov. (?); Sitankai, Sulu Province (?). |  |
| Lamnidae |
Carcharodon carcharias
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Br, M, Fi, Pr
| native | Pating (Tagalog) | | 640 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in Mindanao and Palawan (Ref. 43278). Found no other Philippine records following those reported in Herre (1953, Ref. 280), but is expected to occur in the area (Ref. 47737). Also Ref. 247, 13574, 110893. |  |
| Cetomimidae |
Cetomimoides parri
|
Koefoed, 1955 | M
| native | | | 3.70 cm SL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
| Cetorhinidae |
Cetorhinus maximus
|
(Gunnerus, 1765) | M, Pr
| questionable | | scarce (very unlikely) | 1,520 cm TL male/unsexed ;980 cm TL female | | Record from Philippines is based on skeletal remains washed up on shore in Burias Island, Masbate. CITES A-II listed and protected under RA 8550 (Ref. 47737). Occurrence remains questionable since it is outside distributional range of the species (Ref. 58085). |  |
| Champsodontidae |
Champsodon longipinnis
|
Matsubara & Amaoka, 1964 | M
| native | | | 11.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Champsodontidae |
Champsodon nudivittis
|
(Ogilby, 1895) | M
| native | | | 12.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon abei
|
Parin, 1996 | M
| native | | | 22.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon arcticeps
|
(Günther, 1866) | M
| native | | | 21.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon atrisignis
|
(Jenkins, 1903) | M, Fi
| native | Balang (Tagalog), Iliw (Bikol), Bolador (Tagalog), Aliponghok (Visayan), Bangsi (Visayan) | | 33.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 9839. |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon cyanopterus
|
(Valenciennes, 1847) | M
| native | Margined flyingfish (English), Bolador (Tagalog), Tigi (Bikol), Bangsi (Cebuano), Barongoy (Cebuano), Bangsi (Davawenyo), Barungoy (Davawenyo), San Vicente (Hiligaynon), Borador (Ilokano), Bangsi (Kagayanen), Borador (Kuyunon), Bingki (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Bansi (Surigaonon), Iliw (Tagalog), Bangsi (Waray-waray), Iliw (Waray-waray) | | 40.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Observed as the most abundant fish sold at the Dumaguete public market (Ref. 129381). Also Ref. 31411. |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon furcatus
|
(Mitchill, 1815) | M
| native | Spotfin flyingfish (English), Bolador (Tagalog), Tigi (Bikol), Bangsi (Cebuano), Barongoy (Cebuano), Bingkih (Chavacano), Bangsi (Davawenyo), Barungoy (Davawenyo), San Vicente (Hiligaynon), Borador (Ilokano), Borador (Kuyunon), Bingki (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Iliw (Tagalog), Bangsi (Waray-waray), Iliw (Waray-waray) | | 35.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 27313. |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon intermedius
|
Parin, 1961 | M
| native | | | 22.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon katoptron
|
(Bleeker, 1865) | M, Fi
| native | Iliw (Tagalog), Antolihawon (Cebuano), Lawin (Tagalog) | | 18.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon nigricans
|
(Bennett, 1840) | M
| native | Blacksail flyingfish (English), Bolador (Tagalog), Tigi (Bikol), Bangsi (Cebuano), Barongoy (Cebuano), Bingkih (Chavacano), Bangsi (Davawenyo), Barungoy (Davawenyo), San Vicente (Hiligaynon), Borador (Ilokano), Borador (Kuyunon), Bingki (Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug), Iliw (Tagalog), Lawin (Tagalog), Bangsi (Waray-waray), Iliw (Waray-waray) | | 28.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon spilopterus
|
(Valenciennes, 1847) | M
| native | | | 25.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Exocoetidae |
Cheilopogon unicolor
|
(Valenciennes, 1847) | M
| native | Bangsi (Tagalog), Bangsi (Visayan), Barungoy (Visayan), Iliw (Visayan), San Vicente (Visayan) | | 38.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Serranidae |
Chelidoperca santosi
|
Williams & Carpenter, 2015 | M
| native | | | 8.40 cm SL male/unsexed | | Type locality, mouth of an unknown grouper, Iloilo City fish market, PNM 15190 (holotype of Chelidoperca santosi, 6.9 cm SL) (Ref. 98907). Also Ref. 117302. |  |
| Chirocentridae |
Chirocentrus nudus
|
Swainson, 1839 | M, Fi
| native | Parang-parang (Tagalog), Balira (Cebuano), Balila (Tagalog), Balira (Visayan) | | 100.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 188. |  |
| Notopteridae |
Chitala ornata
|
(Gray, 1831) | Fr
| introduced | | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | 100.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | An invasive species recorded from Laguna de Bay (Ref. 94182). |  |
| Pomacentridae |
Chrysiptera chrysocephala
|
Manica, Pilcher & Oakley, 2002 | M
| native | Palata (Tagbanwa Calamian) | | 4.93 cm SL male/unsexed | | Records reported not in the vicinity of the South China Sea need further confirmation. |  |
| Dorosomatidae |
Clupanodon thrissa
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Br, M, Fi
| questionable | Gizzard shad (English) | | 26.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Doubtful occurrence (Ref. 188). |  |
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