Commercially Important Fishes Occurring in Philippines
n = 730
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Table 1: 720 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 7 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 3 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 730 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 720 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name Use Use elsewhere
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Cantherhines pardalisnative Honeycomb filefish Hagupit  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides armatusnative Longfin trevally Mirapina  minor commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides bajadnative Orangespotted trevally Pampano  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides chrysophrysnative Longnose trevally Sibong amusin  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides equulanative Whitefin trevally Sibo  minor commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides ferdaunative Blue trevally Sibo  minor commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides fulvoguttatusnative Yellowspotted trevally Sibong balbon  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides gymnostethusnative Bludger   commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides hedlandensisnative Bumpnose trevally Langog  minor commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides malabaricusnative Malabar trevally Sala-salamin  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides oblongusnative Coachwhip trevally Sibo  minor commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides orthogrammusnative Island trevally Gumagatos  minor commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides praeustusnative Brownback trevally   minor commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides talamparoidesnative Imposter trevally Talakitok  minor commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Caranx heberinative Blacktip trevally   minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Caranx ignobilisnative Giant trevally Mamsa  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Caranx lugubrisnative Black jack Sibong lison  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Caranx melampygusnative Bluefin trevally Talakitok  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatusnative Bigeye trevally Sibo  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Carangidae Caranx tillenative Tille trevally Sibong baliling  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius carassiusintroduced Crucian carp Wild goldfish  minor commercial  highly commercial 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus sorrahnative Spot-tail shark Pating  commercial  minor commercial 
Lamniformes Lamnidae Carcharodon carchariasnative Great white shark Pating  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Centrogenyidae Centrogenys vaigiensisnative False scorpionfish Lapu-lapu  commercial  minor commercial 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus squamosusnative Leafscale gulper shark   minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge bicolornative Bicolor angelfish Boray-boray  subsistence fisheries  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge bispinosanative Twospined angelfish Adlo  minor commercial  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge flavissimanative Lemonpeel angelfish Boray-boray  subsistence fisheries  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Pomacanthidae Centropyge vrolikiinative Pearlscale angelfish Paro-paro  minor commercial  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis argusnative Peacock hind Baraka  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis aurantianative Golden hind Lapu lapu  commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis boenaknative Chocolate hind Kegkeg  commercial  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis cyanostigmanative Bluespotted hind Baskuy  commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis igarashiensisnative Garish hind Lapu-lapu  commercial  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis miniatanative Coral hind Lapu lapu  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis polleninative Harlequin hind Lapu-lapu  commercial  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis sexmaculatanative Sixblotch hind Lapu-lapu  commercial  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis sonneratinative Tomato hind Lapu-lapu  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Serranidae Cephalopholis urodetanative Darkfin hind Lapu-lapu  commercial  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Scaridae Cetoscarus bicolornative Bicolour parrotfish Isdang loro  commercial  commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon argentatusnative Asian butterflyfish Asian butterflyfish  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon auriganative Threadfin butterflyfish Paru-paro  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon bennettinative Bluelashed butterflyfish Kalaykalay  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon citrinellusnative Speckled butterflyfish Paru-paro  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon ephippiumnative Saddle butterflyfish Paru-paro  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon kleiniinative Sunburst butterflyfish Kalaykalay  minor commercial  subsistence fisheries 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon lineolatusnative Lined butterflyfish Paru-paro  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon lunulanative Raccoon butterflyfish Kalaykalay  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon mertensiinative Atoll butterflyfish Paru-paro  minor commercial  minor commercial 
Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon meyerinative Scrawled butterflyfish Paru-paro  minor commercial  minor commercial 
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