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Arius manillensis is a species of marine catfish endemic to the island of Luzon, Philippines. It is commonly known as the sea catfish, Manila sea catfish or kanduli. It is fished commercially. [1] [4]
Fish being laid out to dry at a market in Mariveles. From 1980 to 2010 capture fisheries were dominant, making up 82% of fish volume caught, of which 89% was marine and 11% freshwater, although aquaculture has since increased in prominence. [3]: 8 Municipal fisheries and aquaculture combined produced 73% of all catch from 2011 to 2020. [35]
Sardinella pacifica is a species of marine fish of the sardines in the family Clupeidae belonging to the genus Sardinella, which is endemic to the waters around the Philippines. [3] This species was first described in 2019, with 21 preserved specimens, discovered and known only in the Philippines .
Among the seas of the Philippines' 7,107 islands there is great diversity of marine animals. Butanding , or whale shark , the largest fish, can be found in the province of Sorsogon . The dwarf pygmy goby or Philippine goby ( Pandaca pygmaea ), is one of the shortest and lightest freshwater fish in the world with a size of 9-11 mm; about the ...
[1]: 35 Milkfish dominates marine fish cages production, making up 99.91% of output. [1]: 36 Milkfish similarly dominates marine fish pen production, making up 98.38% of the total. [1]: 37 However, the largest mariculture product is seaweed, the production of which made Bangsamoro the most productive fisheries region in 2020. [1]: 10
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.
The mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus), or speedo, is a species of fish of the family, Carangidae. While it can be considered gamefish, it is usually used as bait. [2] It is popular for consumption in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines and the U.A.E. In Hawaiʻi, mackerel scad are called ʻopelu. [3] In the Philippines they are called galunggong. [4]
The Philippine butterflyfish or Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos), the Bantayan butterflyfish or panda butterflyfish,, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the western Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to Java and northwestern Australia. [2]