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Gyotaku. Gyotaku (魚拓, from gyo "fish" + taku "stone impression") is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing, where ink is applied to a fish which is then pressed onto paper, was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of ...
The schooling bannerfish is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 18–21 cm. [2][3] Its body is compressed laterally, and the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a long white filament. Its background color is white with two large black diagonal bands. Beyond the second black stripe, the dorsal, caudal fins and pectoral fins are ...
Chaetodon canescens Linnaeus, 1758. Zanclus canescens (Linnaeus, 1758) The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zanclidae. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Zanclus and the only extant species within the Zanclidae. This species is found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.
The sinarapan or tabyos (Mistichthys luzonensis) is a species of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae, and the only member of the monotypic genus Mistichthys.It is endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs along the Bicol River and in Lakes Buhi, Bato, Lakelets Katugday and Manapao (both in Buhi) in Camarines Sur [2] and in Danao Lake in Polangui, Albay.
L. plumbeus. Binomial name. Leiopotherapon plumbeus. (Kner, 1864) Synonyms. Datnia plumbea Kner, 1864. Leiopotherapon plumbeus, known commonly as the silver perch, [1] is a species of fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is called ayungin, bugaong, bigaong, and bagaong.
Herre, 1927. Pandaka pygmaea on a 2013 stamp sheet of the Philippines. The dwarf pygmy goby or Philippine goby[2] (Pandaka pygmaea) is a tropical species of fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae from brackish water and mangrove areas in Southeast Asia. [1][3] It is one of the smallest fish species in the world. Males reach maturity at a standard ...
A payao is a traditional fish aggregating device from the Philippines. [1][2] Payaos are traditionally floating rafts of bamboo anchored to the seafloor, with submerged weighted palm fronds beneath it. They were harvested using handline fishing, surface trolling, or small-scale purse seining. Modern steel payaos use fish lights and fish ...
The pennant coralfish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 25 cm. [5][6] However, the average size generally observed in the nature oscillates around 15 cm. [7] Its body is compressed laterally, the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a long white filament. The background color of its body is white with two large black ...