Common name | Birbir |
Language | Tagalog |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Philippines |
Locality | |
Ref. | Conlu, P.V., 1986 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'birbir' is an alteration of 'bidbid', i.e., convulsions but also to twine and spool, probably refers to the wriggling of fish caught in a line or in gillnets. |