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Pages in category "Fish of the Philippines" The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
Pages in category "Freshwater fish of the Philippines" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Yellow-fin tuna, blue marlin, red snapper, swordfish, flying fish, parrot fish, puffer fish, jack, manta ray, and pink salmon are also found in the Philippines. The biggest clam, Tridacna gigas, is found in the Philippines. One of the heaviest bony fish in the world, the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), can also be found in the country.
The species has many common names. The Hawaiian name for the fish is awa, and in Tahitian it is ava. It is called bangús (Tagalog:) in the Philippines, where it is popularly known as the national fish, although the National Commission for Culture and the Arts has stated that this is not the case as it has no basis in Philippine law. [8]
Bolinaw or bolinao is a common name for several species of very small fish in the Philippines, including: Anchovies, members of the family Engraulidae; Neostethus thessa, a small fish endemic to Lake Mainit, Mindanao
The Philippines lies within the Coral Triangle, and one area, the Verde Island Passage, has the world's highest recorded diversity of marine species. [5]: 8 Reef fish provide between 15 and 30% of municipal fisheries catch, [6]: 65 with some islands relying on reefs for as much as 70% of their catch.
This common name is used for three different species of schooling fish with similar patterns: Hemigrammus rhodostomus, Hemigrammus bleheri, and Petitella georgiae. Splash tetra: Copella arnoldi: 5.5 cm (2.2 in) Spotted splashing tetra: Copella meinkeni: 4.5 cm (1.8 in) Pyrrhulina spilota: 7 cm (2.8 in) Serpae tetra: Hyphessobrycon serpae: 4.5 ...