Local Names of Fishes of Iloilo

Compiled by
Melchor F. Cichon
Started: February 4, 2008
Updated: January 20, 2009

Note: A certain fish may have two or three local names in the same place. There are different species which have the same local names. So each local name for a certain fish has a specific entry.

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Abo(Iloilo)
Otolithes ruber (Schneider 1801)
Tiger-toothed croaker
Sciaenidae

Abu (Iloilo)
Otolithes ruber (Schneider 1801)
Tiger-toothed croaker
Sciaenidae

Abu (Iloilo)
Johnius dussumieri (Cuvier 1830)
Sin croaker
Bearded croaker (in Ganaden, p. 188)
Sciaenidae

Abu (Iloilo)
Kathala axillaris (Cuvier 1830)
Kathala croaker
Sciaenidae

Abu (Iloilo)
Pennahia macrophthalmus (Bleeker 1850)
Bigeye croaker
ciaenidae

Agak-agak (Iloilo)
Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier 1828)
Blubberlip snapper
Lugho
Lutjanidae

Agak-agak; Alobalay (Iloilo)
Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepede 1801)
Smallspotted grunter
Haemulidae

Agu-ot (Iloilo)
Argyrops spinifer (Forsskal 1775)
King soldierbream
Sparidae

Alatan (Iloilo)
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides (Lacepede 1801)
Harlequin sweetlips
Haemulidae

Alatan (Iloilo)
Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese 1935)
Trout sweetlips
Haemulidae
Note: In Conlu: Plectorhynchus pictus (Thunberg 1792)
Common Name; Painted Grunt, Bakoko (T, Pm); lepe Bato (MST), p. 232

Alatan (Iloilo)
Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskal 1775)
Minstrel sweetlip
Haemulidae

Alibangbang(Iloilo)
Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch 1795)
Sailfin tang
Acanthuridae

Alobalay (Iloilo)
Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepede 1801)
Smallspotted grunter
Haemulidae


Aloy (Iloilo)
Auxis rochei (Risso 1810)
Bullet tuna
Scombridae

Aloy (Iloilo)
Auxis thazard (Lacepede 1800)
Frigate tuna
Scombridae

Alum-alum (Iloilo)
Lutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch 1790)
Five-lined snapper
Lutjanidae

Aluman (Iloilo)
Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskal 1775)
Dory snapper
Lutjanidae

Ampasan (Iloilo)
Atropus atropos (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Cleftbelly trevally
Carangidae

Anturayan (Iloilo)
Euthynnus affinis (Cantos 1849)
Kawakawa
Scombridae

Aso-os (Iloilo)
Sillago chondropus (Bleeker 1849)
Clubfoot sillago
Sillaginidae

Aso-os (Iloilo)
Sillago maculata (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Trumpeter sillago
Sillaginidae

Aso-os (Iloilo)
Sillago sihama (Forsskal 1775)
Silver sillago
Sillaginidae

Badlon (Iloilo)
Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskal 1775)
Golden trevally
Carangidae

Bagudlong (Iloilo)
Atule mate (Cuvier 1833)
Yellowtail scad
Pak-an(Iloilo)
Carangidae

Baka-baka (Iloilo)
Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus 1758)
Humpback turretfish
Ostraciidae

Balaban (Iloilo)
Hemiramphus far (Forsskal 1775)
Blackbarred halfbeak
Hemiramphidae

Balanak (Iloilo)
Liza subviridis (Valenciennes 1836)
Greenback mullet
Mugilidae

Balanak (Iloilo)
Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836)
Otomebora mullet
Mugilidae

Balanak (Iloilo)
Liza tade (Forsskal 1775)
Tade grey mullet (In Ganaden, p. 185)
Mugilidae

Balantiong (Iloilo)
Dussumieria acuta (Valenciennes 1847)
Rainbow sardine
Clupeidae

Bali bali (Iloilo)
Elops saurus (Linnaeus 1766)
Ladyfish
Elopidae

Balila (Iloilo)
Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskal 1775)
Dorab wolf-herring
Chirocentridae

Balingon (Iloilo)
Encrasicholina heteroloba (Ruppell 1837)
Shorthead anchovy
Engraulidae

Balingon (Iloilo)
Engraulis japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846)
Japanese anchovy
Engraulidae

Balingon (Iloilo)
Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley 11940)
Devis' anchovy
Engraulidae

Balingon (Iloilo)
Thryssa mystax (Schneider 1801)
Moustached thryssa
Engraulidae

Balu (Iloilo)
Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt 1823)
Spottail needlefish
Belonidae

Banak ; Balanak (Iloilo)
Liza tade (Forsskal 1775)
Tade grey mullet (In Ganaden, p. 185)
Mugilidae

Bangkulisan (Iloilo)
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Rainbow runner
Carangidae

Bangros (Iloilo)
Chanos chanos (Forsskal 1775)
Milkfish
Chanidae

Bansa (Iloilo)
Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum 1792)
Great barracuda
Sphyraenidae

Bansikul (Iloilo)
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Rainbow runner
Carangidae

Bansilan (Iloilo)
Gymnocaesio gymnoptera (Bleeker 1856)
Slender fusilier
Caesionidae

Bantala-an (Iloilo)
Rastrelliger faughni (Matsui 1967)
Island mackerel
Scombridae

Bantala-an (Iloilo)
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788)
Yellowfin tuna
Scombridae

Bantala-an (Iloilo)
Thunnus obesus (Lowe 1839)
Bigeye tuna
Scombridae

Barao (Iloilo)
Lutjanus johnii (Bloch 1792)
John's snapper
Lutjanidae

Baraw-baraw (Iloilo)
Caesio cuning (Bloch 1791)
Redbelly yellowtail fusilier
Caesionidae

Baraw-Baraw
Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskal 1775)
Silver grunt
Haemulidae

Basa-basa (Iloilo)
Alepes vari (Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833)
Herring scad
Talang-talang; Basa-basa (Iloilo)
Carangidae

Batala-an; Panit(Iloilo)
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus 1758)
Skipjack tuna
Scombridae

Bat-od; Bat-og (Iloilo)
Sphyraena jello (Cuvier 1829)
Pickhandle barracuda
Sphyraenidae

Ba-ulo (Iloilo)
Trachinotus blochii (Lacepede 1801)
Snubnose pompano
Carangidae

Ba-ulo (Iloilo)
Uraspis helvola (Forster 1801)
Whitemouth jack
Carangidae

Bayang (Iloilo)
Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch 1795)
Sailfin tang
Acanthuridae

Bigiw (Iloilo)
Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes 1846)
Halfbeak
Hemiramphidae

Bilbigan (Iloilo)
Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier 1828)
Emperor red snapper
Lutjanidae

Bislao (Iloilo)
Luthanus bengalensis (Bloch 1790)
Bengal snapper
Lutjanidae

Bislao (Iloilo)
Lutjanus lunulatus (Park 1797)
Lunartail snapper
Lutjanidae

Bislao (Iloilo)
Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes 1831)
Indian snapper
Lutjanidae

Bislao (Iloilo)
Lutjanus monostigma (Cuvier 1828)
Onespot snapper
Lutjanidae

Bisugo (Iloilo)
Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Ornate threadfin bream
Nemipteridae

Bisugo ; Lagao (Iloilo)
Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes 1830)
Notchedfin threadfin bream
Nemipteridae

Bisugo; Pisugo (Iloilo)
Nemipterus marginatus (Valenciennes 1830)
Red filament threadfin bream
Nemipteridae

Bisugo; Pisugo (Iloilo)
Nemipterus mesoprion (Bleeker 1853)
Mauvelip threadfin bream
Nemipteridae

Bisugo; Pisugo (Iloilo)
Nemipterus nemurus (Bleeker 1857)
Redspine threadfin bream
Nemipteridae

Bisugo; Pisugo (Iloilo)
Nemipterus tambuloides (Bleeker 1853)
Fivelined threadfin bream
Bisugong babao
Nemipteridae

Bisugo
Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn 1782)
Golden threadfin bream
Bisugo; Lawihan; Pisugo (Iloilo)
Nemipteridae


Bitilya (Iloilo)
Argyrops spinifer (Forsskal 1775)
King soldierbream
Bitilya
Sparidae

Bud-bud (Iloilo)
Dussumieria acuta (Valenciennes 1847)
Rainbow sardine
Clupeidae

Buga-ong (Iloilo)
Terapon theraps (Cuvier 1829)
Largescaled therapon
Terapontidae

Buga-ong (Iloilo)
Terapon jarbua (Forsskal 1775)
Jarbua terapon
Terapontidae

Buga-ong (Iloilo)
Terapon puta (Cuvier 1829)
Small-scaled terapon
Terapontidae

Bugor (Iloilo)
Johnieops sina (Cuvier 1830)
Sin croaker
Sciaenidae

Bugor (Iloilo)
Johnius belangerii (Cuvier 1830)
Belanger's croaker
Sciaenidae

Bugor (Iloilo)
Johnius carutta (Bloch 1793)
Karut croaker
Sciaenidae

Bugor (Iloilo)
Johnius vogleri (Bleeker 1853)
Sharptooth hammer croaker
Sciaenidae

Buhokan (Iloilo)
Alectis indicus (Ruppell 1928)
Indian threadfish
Carangidae

Buhokon(Iloilo)
Alectis ciliaris (Bloch 1787)
African pompano
Carangidae

Bukan (Iloilo)
Alectis ciliaris (Bloch 1787)
African pompano
Bukan; Buhokon (Iloilo)
Carangidae

Bukan (Iloilo)
Alectis indicus (Ruppell 1928)
Indian threadfish
Carangidae

Bukaw-bukaw (Iloilo)
Priacanthus blochii (Bleeker 1853)
Silver bigeye (in Ganaden, p. 187)
Paeony bulleye
Priacanthidae

Bukaw-bukaw (Iloilo)
Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskal 1775)
Moontail bullseye
Priacanthidae

Bukaw-bukaw (Iloilo)
Priacanthus tayenus (Richardson 1846)
Purple-spotted bigeye
Priacanthidae

Bukaw-bukaw (Iloilo)
Priacanthus macracanthus (Cuvier 1829)
Red bigeye
Priacanthidae

Bulao (Iloilo)
Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier 1816)
Indian mackerel
Scombridae

Bulgan (Iloilo)
Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier 1828)
Waigieu seaperch
Latidae

Bulgan (Iloilo)
Lates calcarifer
Barramundi
Latidae

Dagangdang (Iloilo)
Lutjanus lutjanus (Bloch 1790)
Bigeye snapper
Lutjanidae

Dagubdub (Iloilo)
Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster 1801)
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinidae

Dagubdub
Atherinomorus duodecimalis (Valenciennes 1835)
Tropical silverside
Guno (Iloilo)
Dagubdub) (Iloilo)
Atherinidae

Dagubdub(Iloilo)
Hypoatherina temminckii (Bleeker 1853)
Samoan silverside
Atherinidae

Daguldulan (Iloilo)
Gazza minuta (Bloch 1797)
Toothpony
Leiognathidae

Daguldolan (Iloilo)
Leiognathus equulus (Forsskal 1775)
Common ponyfish
Leiognathidae


Daguldulan (Iloilo)
Leignathus smithursti (Ramsay & Ogilby 1886)
Smithurst’s ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Dahon-dahon (Iloilo)
Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822)
Chacunda gizzard shad
Clupeidae

Dalagang bukid (Iloilo)
Pinjalo pinjalo (Bleeker 1850)
Pinjalo
Lutjanidae

Dali-dali (Iloilo)
Solea ovata (Richardson 1846)
Ovate sole
Soleidae

Dalinuan (Iloilo)
Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier 1833)
Yellowstripe scad
Carangidae

Damul (Iloilo)
Gazza achlamys (Jordan & Starks 1917)
Smalltoothed ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Dangit (Iloilo)
Siganus canaliculatus (Park 1797)
White-spotted spinefoot
Siganidae

Dangit (Iloilo)
Siganus corallinus (Valenciennes 1835)
Blue-spotted spinefoot
Siganidae

Dangit (Iloilo)
Siganus virgatus (Valenciennes 1835)
Barhead spinefoot
Siganidae

Dangit (Iloilo)
Siganus javus (Linnaeus 1766)
Streaked spinefoot
Siganidae

Daniw (Iloilo)
Plotosus canius (Hamilton 1822)
Gray eel-catfish
Plotosidae

Dapak (Iloilo)
Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskal 1775)
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanidae

Dapak (Iloilo)
Lutjanus malabaricus (Schneider 1801)
Malabar blood snapper
Lutjanidae

Dapak (Iloilo)
Lutjanus sanguineus (Cuvier 1828)
Humphead sanpper
Lutjanidae

Dapao-dapao (Iloilo)
Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
White trevally
Carangidae

Darag-darag (Iloilo)
Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskal 1775)
Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanidae

Durado (Iloilo)
Coryphaena equiselis (Linnaeus 1758)
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaenidae

Daug-daug (Iloilo)
Plectorhinchus polytaenia (Bleeker 1852)
Ribboned sweetlips
Haemulidae

Durado (Iloilo)
Coryphaena hippurus (Linnaeus 1758)
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaenidae

Galangon (Iloilo)
Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus 1758)
Longhorn cowfish
Ostraciidae

Gamia (Iloilo
Amblygobius sphynx (Valenciennes 1837)
Sphinx goby
Gobiidae

Gasoksukan (Iloilo)
Priacanthus macracanthus (Cuvier 1829)
Red bigeye
Priacanthidae

Gisaw (Iloilo)
Liza subviridis (Valenciennes 1836)
Greenback mullet
Mugilidae


Gisaw (Iloilo)
Valamugil cunnesius (Valenciennnes 1836)
Longarm mullet
Mugilidae

Gisaw (Iloilo)
Liza subviridis (Valenciennes 1836)
Greenback mullet
Mugilidae

Gisaw (Iloilo)
Liza macrolepis (Smith 1849)
Largescale mullet
Mugilidae

Gisaw (Iloilo)
Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Flathead grey mullet (In Ganaden, p. 185)
Mugilidae

Gung-gung (Iloilo)
Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch 1790)
Fourlined terapon
Terapontidae

Gun-gung (Iloilo)
Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Six-lined trumpeter
Terapontidae

Guno (Iloilo)
Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster 1801)
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinidae

Guno
Atherinomorus duodecimalis (Valenciennes 1835)
Tropical silverside
Guno (Iloilo)
Dagubdub) (Iloilo)
Atherinidae

Guno(Iloilo)
Hypoatherina temminckii (Bleeker 1853)
Samoan silverside
Atherinidae

Gurayan (Iloilo)
Encrasicholina devisi (Whitley 11940)
Devis' anchovy
Engraulidae

Gurayan (Iloilo)
Encrasicholina punctifer (Fowler 1938)
Buccaneer anchovy
Engraulidae

Gurayan (Iloilo)
Engraulis japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846)
Japanese anchovy
Engraulidae

Gurayaninao (Iloilo)
Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt 1823)
Indian anchovy
Engraulidae

Gurayan (Iloilo)
Encrasicholina punctifer (Fowler 1938)
Buccaneer anchovy
Engraulidae

Gurayan (Iloilo)
Stolephorus commersonnii (Lacepede 1803)
Commerson's anchovy
Engraulidae

Gurayan (Iloilo)
Stolephorus waitei (Jordan & Seale 1926)
Spotty-face anchovy
Engraulidae

Gusaw (Iloilo)
Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836)
Otomebora mullet
Mugilidae

Gusaw (Iloilo)
Liza macrolepis (Smith 1849)
Largescale mullet
Mugilidae

Gusaw (Iloilo)
Myxus elongatus (Gunther 1861)
Sand grey mullet
Mugilidae

Gusaw; Gisaw (Iloilo)
Valamugil cunnesius (Valenciennnes 1836)
Longarm mullet
Mugilidae

Gusaw (Iloilo)
Liza macrolepis (Smith 1849)
Largescale mullet
Mugilidae

Hasa-hasa (Iloilo)
Rastrelliger brachysoma (Bleeker 1851)
Short mackerel
Scombridae

Higda (Iloilo)
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790)
Atlantic tripletail
Lobotidae

Himbisan (Iloilo)
Thryssa mystax (Schneider 1801)
Moustached thryssa
Engraulidae

Humoy-humoy (Iloilo)
Leiognathus blochii (Valenciennes 1835)
Twoblotch ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Humoy-humoy (Iloilo)
Leiognathus elongatus (Gunther 1874)
Slender ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Ilak (Iloilo)
Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus 1758)
Silver moony
Monodactylidae

Ilak (Iloilo)
Monodactylus falciformis (Lacepede1801)
Full moony
Monodactylidae

Ilak (Iloilo)
Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen 1788)
Silver pomfret
Stromateidae

Ilak (Iloilo)
Parastromateus niger (Bloch 1795)
Black pomfret
Carangidae

Indong (Iloilo)
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw & Nodder 1795)
Turkey moray
Muraenidae

Indong (Iloilo)
Anguilla bicolor bicolor (McClelland 1844)
Indonesian shortfin eel
Anguillidae

Ingatan (Iloilo)
Caranx sexfasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Bigeye trevally
Carangidae

InggatanAlepes djedaba
Shrimp scad
(Iloilo)
Carangidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Cephalopholis leopardus (Lacepede 1802)
Leopard hind
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskal 1775)
Coral hind
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus andersoni (Boulenger 1903)
Catfish grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskal 1775)
Areolate grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant 1877)
Duskytail grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus (Bloch 1790)
Whitepotted grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes 1828)
Brownspotted grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus diacanthus (Valenciennes 1828)
Spinycheek grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskal 1775)
Blacktip grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskal 1801)
Brown-marbled grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus hexagonatus (Forster 1801)
Starspotted grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Malabar grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus melanostigma (Schultz 1953)
One-blotch grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus merra (bloch 1793)
Honeycomb grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus ongus (Bloch 1790)
White-streaked grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel 1842)
Dot-dash grouper
Inid (Iloilo)
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus retouti (Bleeker 1868)
Red-tipped grouper
Inid (Iloilo)
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus sexfasciatus (Valenciennes 1828)
Sixbar grouper
Inid (Iloilo)
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Epinephelus summana (Forsskal 1775)
Summan grouper
Inid (Iloilo)
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Plectropomus punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Marbled coral grouper
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Variola louti (Forsskal 1775)
Yellow-edged lyretail
Serranidae

Inid (Iloilo)
Cromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes 1828)
Humpback grouper
Serranidae

Ito (Iloilo)
Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg 1787)
Striped eel catfish
Plotosidae

Kamugtok (Iloilo)
Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton 1822)
Chacunda gizzard shad
Clupeidae

Kamugtok (Iloilo)
Nematalosa nasus (Bloch 1795)
Bloch's gizzard shad
Clupeidae

Kanlay (Iloilo)
Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskal 1775)
Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanidae

Kanlay (Iloilo)
Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier 1828)
Checkered snapper
Lutjanidae

Kanturan (Ililo)
Scomber japonicus (Houttuyn 1782)
Chub mackerel
Scombridae

Kaputol (Iloilo)
Secutor ruconius (Hamilton 1822)
Deep pugnose ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel 1846)
Slender lizardfish
Synodontidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Gracile lizardfish
Synodontidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Saurida longimanus (Norman 1939)
Longfin lizardfish
Synodontidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Saurida micropectoralis (Shindo & Yamada 1972)
Shortfin lizardfish
Synodontidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Saurida nebulosa (Valenciennes 1849)
Clouded lizardfish
Synodontidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Saurida tumbil (Bloch 1795)
Greater lizardfish
Synodontidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Saurida undosquamis (Richardson 1848)
Brushtooth lizardfish
Synodontidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Synodus variegatus (Lacepede 1803)
Variegated lizardfish
Synodontidae

Karaho (Iloilo)
Trachinocephalus myops (Forster 1801)
Snakefish
Synodontidae

Kikiro (Iloilo)
Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus 1766)
Spotted scat
Scatophagidae

Kilawan (Iloilo)
Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskal 1775)
Sky emperor
Lethrinidae

Kilawan (Iloilo)
Lethrinus microdon (Valenciennes 1830)
Smalltooth emperor
Lethrinidae

Kilawan (Iloilo)
Lethrinus miniatus (Schneider 1801)
Trumpet emperor
Lethrinidae

Kilawan (Iloilo)
Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskal 1775)
Spangled emperor
Lethrinidae

Kilawan (Iloilo)
Lethrinus semicinctus (Valenciennes 1830)
Black blotch emperor
Lethrinidae

Kilawan (Iloilo)
Lethrinus variegatus (Valenciennes 1830)
Slender emperor
Lethrinidae

Kilawan (Iloilo)
Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskal 1775)
Humpnose big-eye bream
Lethrinidae

Kirikiti
Arius venosus (Valenciennes 1840)
Veined catfish
Kirikiti (Iloilo)
Ariidae

Kitang (Iloilo)
Siganus lineatus (Valenciennes 1835)
Golden-lined spinefoot
Siganidae

Kitang (Iloilo)
Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes 1835)
Vermiculated spinefoot
Siganidae

Kugaw (Iloilo)
Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw 1804)
Fourfinger threadfin
Polynemidae

Kugaw (Iloilo)
Polydactylus microstomus (Bleeker 1851)
Small-mouthed threadfin
Polynemidae

Kugaw (Iloilo)
Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet 1782)
Striped threadfin
Polynemidae

Kugaw (Iloilo)
Polynemus paradiseus (Linneaus 1758)
Paradise threadfin
Polynemidae

Lagao (Iloilo)
Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker 1853)
Doublewhip threadfin bream
Nemipteridae

Lagao (Iloilo)
Scolopsis vosmeri (Bloch 1792)
Whitecheek monocle bream
Nemipteridae

Lagao (Iloilo)
Scolopsis bilineatus (Bloch 1793)
Two-lined monocle bream
Nemipteridae

Lagao (Iloilo)
Scolopsis ghanam (Forsskal 1775)
Arabian monocle bream
Nemipteridae

Lagao (Iloilo)
Scolopsis bimaculatus (Ruppel 1828)
Thumbprint monocle bream
Nemipteridae

Lagaw (Iloilo)
Scolopsis auratus (Park 1797)
Yellowstripe monocle bream
Nemipteridae

Lambiyaos (Iloilo)
Lutjanus biguttatu(Valenciennes 1830)
Two-spot banded snapper
Lutjanidae

Lambiyao (Iloilo)
Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch 1790)
Fourlined terapon
Terapontidae

Lambiyao (Iloilo)
Terapon puta (Cuvier 1829)
Small-scaled terapon
Teraponidae

Languso (Iloilo)
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Rainbow runner
Carangidae

Lansang-lansang (Iloilo)
Sphyraena forsteri (Cuvier 1829)
Bigeye barracuda
Sphyraenidae

Lansang-lansang (Iloilo)
Sphyraena obtusata (Cuvier 1829)
Obtuse barracuda
Sphyraenidae

Lapad (Iloilo)
Sardinella brachysoma (Bleeker 1852)
Deepbody sardinella
Clupeidae

Lapad (Iloilo)
Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes 1847)
Fringescale sardinella
Clupeidae


Lapis (Iloilo)
Scomberoides lysan (Forsskal 1775)
Doublespotted queenfish
Carangidae

Lapis (Iloilo)
Scomberoides tala
Barred queenfish
Carangidae

Lapis (Iloilo)
Scomberoides tol (Cuvier 1832)
Needlescaled queenfish
Carangidae

Lapu-lapu (Iloilo)
Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskal 1775)
Greasy grouper
Serranidae

Latab (Iloilo)
Gerres abbreviatus (Bleeker 1850)
Deep-bodied mojarra
Gerridae

Latab (Iloilo)
Gerres filamentosus (Cuvier 1829)
Whipfin silverbiddy
Gerreidae

Latab (Iloilo)
Gerres oblongus (Cuvier 1830)
Slender silverbiddy
Gerreidae

Latab (Iloilo)
Gerres oyena (Forsskal 1775)
Common silver-biddy
Gerreidae

Latab (Iloilo)
Gerres poieti (Cuvier 1829)
Strongspine silver-biddy
Gerridae

Latab (Iloilo)
Pentaprion longimanus (Cantor 11850)
Longfin mojarra
Gerreidae

Lawayan (Iloilo)
Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepede 1803)
Striped ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Lawayan (Iloilo)
Leiognathus splendens (Cuvier 1829)
Splendid ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Lawayan (Iloilo)
Leiognathus equulus (Forsskal 1775)
Common ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Lawayan(Iloilo)
Leiognathus bindus (Valenciennes 1835)
Orangefin ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Lawihan (Iloilo)
Nemipterus bathybius (Snyder 1911)
Yellowbelly threadfin bream
Nemipteridae

Lawihan (Iloilo)
Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch 1791)
Japanese threadfin bream
Nemipteridae

Lawihan (Iloilo)
Decapterus russelli (Ruppell 1830)
Indian scad
Carangidae

Lawihan (Iloilo)
Pentapodus setosus (Valenciennes 1830)
Butterfly whiptail
Nemipteridae

LayanAlepes djedaba
Shrimp scad
Carangidae

Liglig (Iloilo)
Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch 1790)
Chocolate hind
Serranidae

Liglig (Iloilo)
Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskal 1775)
Coral hind
Serranidae

Liglig (Iloilo)
Epinephelus andersoni (Boulenger 1903)
Catfish grouper
Serranidae

Liglig (Iloilo)
Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskal 1775)
Areolate grouper
Serranidae

Liglig (Iloilo)
Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant 1877)
Duskytail grouper
Serranidae

Liglig (Iloilo)
Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus (Bloch 1790)
Whitepotted grouper
Serranidae

Lison (Iloilo)
Carangoides armatus (Ruppell 1830)
Longfin trevally
Carangidae

Lison (Iloilo)
Carangoides equula (Temminck & Schlegel 1844)
Whitefin trevally

Lison (Iloilo)
Carangoides ferdau (Forsskal 1775)
Blue trevally
Carangidae

Lison (Iloilo)
Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskal 1775)
Yellowspotted trevally
Carangidae

Lison (Iloilo)
Carangoides oblongus (Cuvier 1833)
Coachwhip trevally
Carangidae

Lison (Iloilo)
Caranx melampygus (Cuvier 1833)
Bluefin trevally
Carangidae

Lison (Iloilo)
Caranx tille (Cuvier 1833)
Tille trevally
Carangidae

Liwit (Iloilo)
Eupleurogrammus muticus (Gray 1831)
Smallhead hairtail
Trichiuridae

Liwit (Iloilo)
Trichiurus gangeticus (Gupta 1966)
Ganges hairtail
Trichiuridae

Liwit (Iloilo)
Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus 1758)
Largehead hairtail
Trichiuridae

Malasugi(Iloilo)
Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw & Nodder 1792)
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophoridae

Mamlad (Iloilo)
Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Striated surgeonfish
Acanthuridae

Mamlad
Acanthurus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1835)
Eyestripe surgeonfish
Acanthuridae

Mamlad
Acanthurus mata (Cuvier 1829)
Elongate surgeonfish
Blue-lined surgeonfish
Acanthuridae

Manamsi (Iloilo)
Sardinella brachysoma (Bleeker 1852)
Deepbody sardinella
Clupeidae

Mangagat (Iloilo)
Lutjanus vitta (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Brownstripe red snapper
Lutjanidae

Manilaw-non (Iloilo)
Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus 1758)
Pilotfish
Carangidae

Maning (Iloilo)
Carangoides armatus (Ruppell 1830)
Longfin trevally
Carangidae

Mansa (Iloilo)
Caranx ignobilis (Forsskal 1775)
Giant trevally
Carangidae

Mansa (Iloilo)
Caranx lugubris (Poey 1860)
Black jack
Carangidae

Manumbo (Iloilo)
Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw & Nodder 1792)
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophoridae


Marot (Iloilo)
Decapterus kurroides (Bleeker 1855)
Redtail scad
Carangidae

Marot (Iloilo)
Decapterus macarellus (Bleeker 1855)
Mackerel scad
Carangidae

Marot (Iloilo)
Decapterus macrosoma (Bleeker 1851)
Shortfin scad
Carangidae

Marot (Iloilo)
Decapterus tabl (Berry 1968)
Roughear scad
Carangidae

Mat-an (Iloilo)
Selar boops (Cuvier 1833)
Oxeye scad
Carangidae

Mat-an; Tamarong (Iloilo)
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch 1793)
Bigeye scad
Carangidae

Moong (Iloilo)
Apogon fasciatus (White 1790)
Broadbanded cardinalfish
Anguillidae

Note: On page 312 of Check List of Philippine Fishes by Albert W. Herre, it says: "Apogon fasciatus Quoy and Gaimard" under Family Apogonidae. The author (White) above was provided by Ganaden and Lavapie-Gonzales, p.192

Mul-mul (Iloilo)
Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Marbled parrotfish
Tamulmol
Scaridae

Mul-mul (Iloilo)
Scarus caudofasciatus (Gunther 1862)
Redbarred parrotfish
Scaridae

Mul-mul (Iloilo)
Scarus frenatus (Lacepede 1802)
Bridled parrotfish
Scaridae

Mul-mulr (Iloilo)
Scarus psittacus (Forsskal 1775)
Common parrotfish
Scaridae

Mul-mul (Iloilo)
Scarus rubroviolaceus (Bleeker 1847)
Ember parrotfish
Scaridae

Mul-mul(Iloilo)
Scarus sordidus (Forsskal 1775)
Daisy parrotfish
Scaridae

Mul-mul (Iloilo)
Scarus tricolor (Bleeker 1847)
Tricolour parrotfish
Scaridae

Mul-mulr (Iloilo)
Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758)
Moon wrasse
Labridae

Mul-mul (Iloilo)
Xyrichtys pavo (Valenciennes 1840)
Peacock wrasse
Labridae

Mur-mur (Iloilo)
Halichoeres centriquadrus (Lacepede 1802)
Fourspot wrasse
Labridae

Mur-mur (Iloilo)
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepede 1801)
Rockmover wrasse
Labridae

Ngisi-ngisi (Iloilo)
Siganus spinus (Linnaeus 1758)
Little spinefoot
Siganidae

Ngisi-ngisi (Iloilo)
Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskal 1775)
Minstrel sweetlip
Haemulidae


Nipa-nipa (Iloilo)
Anguilla bicolor bicolor (McClelland 1844)
Indonesian shortfin eel
Anguillidae

Obod (Iloilo)
Congresox talabon (Cuvier 1829)
Yellow pike conger
Muraenesocidae

Obod (Iloilo)
Muraenesox bagio (Hamilton 1822)
Common pike conger
Muraenesocidae

Obod (Iloilo)
Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskal 1775)
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesocidae

Pacul (Iloilo)
Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Starry triggerfish
Balistidae

Pacul (Iloilo)
Naso unicornis (Forsskal 1775)
Bluespine unicornfish
Surahan
Acanthuridae

Pacul (Iloilo)
Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille 1804) Or fraenatus? Ganaden , p. 177))
Masked triggerfish
Balistidae

Padawan (Iloilo)
Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Indian spiny turbot
Psettodidae

Pagapa (Iloilo)
Caranx tille (Cuvier 1833)
Tille trevally
Carangidae

Pak-an
Alepes melanoptera (Swainson 1839)
Blackfin scad
Pak-an (Iloilo)
Carangidae

Pak-an
Atule mate (Cuvier 1833)
Yellowtail scad
Pak-an; Bagudlong (Iloilo)
Carangidae

Palad (Iloilo)
Engyprosopon grandisquama (Temminck & Schlegel 1846)
Largescale flounder
Bothidae

Palad (Iloilo)
Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Indian spiny turbot
Psettodidae

Palid (Iloilo)
Gazza achlamys (Jordan & Starks 1917)
Smalltoothed ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Panit (Iloilo)
Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre 1788)
Albacore
Scombridae

Panit (Iloilo)
Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker 1851)
Longtail tuna
Scombridae

Panit(Iloilo)
Rastrelliger faughni (Matsui 1967)
Island mackerel
Scombridae

Panit(Iloilo)
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788)
Yellowfin tuna
Scombridae

Panit; Bantala-an (Iloilo)
Thunnus obesus (Lowe 1839)
Bigeye tuna
Scombridae

Panit-panit (Iloilo)
Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel 1844)
Striped bonito
Scombridae

Parangan; Baga-baga (Iloilo)
Myripristis melanosticta (Bleeker 1863)
Spended squirrelfish
Holocentridae

Parangan; baga-baga (Iloilo)
Myripristis murdjan (Forsskal 1775)
Pinecone soldierfish
Holocentridae

Parangan(Iloilo)
Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Ruppell 1838)
Silverspot squirrelfish
Holocentridae

Parangan (Iloilo)
Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker 1863)
Violet squirrelfish
Holocentridae

Parangan (Iloilo)
Macolor niger (Forsskal 1775)
Black and white snapper
Lutjanidae

Pugaro (Iloilo)
Epinephelus undulosus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Wavy-lined grouper
Serranidae

Salaming (Iloilo)
Carangoides armatus (Ruppell 1830)
Longfin trevally
Carangidae

Salaming (Iloilo)
Ulua mentalis (Cuvier 1833)
Longrakered trevally
Carangidae

Salingupod (Iloilo)
Pentapodus setosus (Valenciennes 1830)
Butterfly whiptail
Nemipteridae

Salmon (Iloilo)
Caesio caerulaurea (Lacepede 1801)
Blue and gold fusilier
Caesionidae

Salmon (Iloilo)
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Rainbow runner
Carangidae

Salmon (Iloilo)
Pterocaesio chrysozona (Cuvier 1830)
Goldband fusilier
Caesionidae

Salmon (Iloilo)
Pterocaesio digramma (Bleeker 1865)
Double-lined fusilier
Caesionidae

Salmon (Iloilo)
Pterocaesio pisang (Bleeker 1853)
Banana fusilier
Caesionidae

Salmon (Iloilo)
Pterocaesio tile (Cuvier 1830)
Dark-banded fusilier
Caesionidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Parupeneu bifasciatus (Lacepede 1801)
Dash-and-dot goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Parupeneus barberinus *(Lacepede 1801)
Dash-and-dot goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepede 1801)
Goldsaddle goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Parupeneus indicus (Shaw 1803)
Indian goatfish
Malapunti
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Parupeneus macronema (Lacepede 1801)
Longbarbel goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennet 1831)
Sidespot goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker 1854)
Blackspot goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker 1855)
Goldband goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Upeneus sulphureus (Cuvier 1829)
Sulphur goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Upeneus tragula (Richardson 1846)
Freckled goatfish
Mullidae

Salmonete (Iloilo)
Upeneus vittatus (Forsskal 1775)
Yellowstriped goatfish
Mullidae

Samaral (Iloilo)
Siganus javus (Linnaeus 1766)
Streaked spinefoot
Siganidae

Samarira
Ablennes hians (Valenciennes 1846)
Flat needlefish
; Tambarira (Iloilo)
Belonidae

San Vicente (Iloilo)
Cheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes 1846)
Margined fyling fish
Exocoetidae

San Vicente (Iloilo)
Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill 1815)
Spotfin flyingfish
Exocoetidae

San Vicente (Iloilo)
Cheilopogon nigricans (Bennett 1840)
Blacksail flying fish
Exocoetidae

San Vicente (Iloilo)
Cheilopogon suttoni (Whiteley & Colefax 1938)
Sutton’s flyingfish
Exocoetidae

Sap-sap (Iloilo)
Gazza achlamys (Jordan & Starks 1917)
Smalltoothed ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Sapsap (Iloilo)
Gazza minuta (Bloch 1797)
Toothpony
Leiognathidae

Sapsap (Iloilo)
Leiognathus dussumieri (Valenciennes 1835)
Dussumier's ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Sapsap (Iloilo)
Leiognathus brevirostris
Shortnose ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Sapsap (Iloilo)
Leiognathus daura (Cuvier 1829)
Goldstripe ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Sap-sap(Iloilo)
Leiognathus blochii (Valenciennes 1835)
Twoblotch ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Sap-sap (Iloilo)
Secutor insidiator (Bloch 1787)
Pugnose ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Silag (Iloilo)
Stolephorus baganensis (Hardenberg 1933)
Bagan anchovy
Engraulidae

Silag (Iloilo)
Stolephorus tri (Bleeker 1852)
Spined anchovy
Engraulidae

Sirum-sirum (Iloilo)
Brama dussumieri (Cuvier 1831)
Lowfin pomfret
Bramidae

Siurm-sirum (Iloilo)
Uraspis uraspis (Gunther 1860)
Whitetongue jack
Carangidae

Solay bagyo
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus 1758)
Unicorn leatherjacket
Wasay-Wasay; Solay bagyo (Iloilo)
Monacanthidae

Stick fish (Iloilo)
Fistularia petimba (Lacepede 1803)
Red cornetfish
Fistulariidae

Sulay bagyo (Iloilo)
Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786)
Short-nosed tripodfish
Triacanthidae

Sulay bagyo (Iloilo)
Naso lituratus (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Orangespine unicornfish
Acanthuridae

Sulig (Iloilo)
Caesio lunaris (Cuvier 1830)
Lunar fusilier
Caesionidae

Sulig
Caesio xanthonota (Bleeker 1853)
Yellowback fusilier
Sulig (Iloilo)
Caesionidae

Tabagak (Iloilo)
Sardinella longiceps (Valenciennes 1847)
Indian oil sardine
Clupeidae

Tabagak (Iloilo)
Sardinella fimbriata (Valenciennes 1847)
Fringescale sardinella
Clupeidae

Tabagak (Iloilo)
Sardinella melanura (Cuvier 1829)
Blacktip sardinella
Clupeidae

Tabagak
Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker 1849)
Goldstripe sardinella
Clupeidae

Tabagak (Iloilo)
Sardinella albella (Valenciennes 1847)
White sardinella
Clupeidae

Tabal (Iloilo)
Pomadasys argyreus (Valenciennes 1833)
Bluecheek silver grunt
Haemulidae

Tabanco
Arius thalassinus (Ruppell 1837)
Catfishes
Tabanco (Iloilo)
Ariidae

Tabilos (Iloilo)
Leiognathus elongatus (Gunther 1874)
Slender ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Tabilus (Iloilo)
Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes 1835)
Berber ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Tabilus (Iloilo)
Leiognathus leuciscus (Gunther 1866)
Whipfin ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Tabilus (Iloilo)
Leiognathus elongatus (Gunther 1874)
Slender ponyfish
Leiognathidae

Talang-Talang
Alepes vari (Cuvier & Valenciennes 1833)
Herring scad
Talang-talang; Basa-basa (Iloilo)
Carangidae

Tambaliwan (Iloilo)
Strongylura leiura (Bleeker 1850)
Banded needlefish
Belonidae

Tamban
Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes 1847)
Smooth-belly sardinella
Tamban ; Tuloy (Iloilo)
Clupeidae

Tambarira
Ablennes hians (Valenciennes 1846)
Flat needlefish
Belonidae

Tambilawan (Iloilo)
Tylosurus crocodilus (Peron & Lesuer 1821)
Hound needlefish
Belonidae

Tamodios (Iloilo)
Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel 1844)
Japanese scad
Carangidae

Tangigue
Acanthocybium solandri
Wahoo
Scombridae

Tangigue (Iloilo)
Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepede 1800)
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scombridae

Tangigue (Iloilo)
Scomberomorus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Scombridae

Tikos
Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Starry triggerfish
Balistidae

Tinga (Iloilo)
Lutjanus fulvus (Forster 1801)
Blacktail snapper
Lutjanidae

Tinga-tinga (Iloilo)
Scolopsis taeniopterus (Kuhl &Van Hasselt 1830)
Lattice monocle bream
Nemipteridae

Tiruk (Iloilo)
Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766)
Cobia
Rachycentridae

Tulan-tulan
Alepes djedaba
Shrimp scad
Carangidae

Tulingan (Iloilo)
Auxis thazard (Lacepede 1800)
Frigate tuna
Scombridae

Tulisan (Iloilo)
Lutjanus russellii (Cuvier 1828)
Russell's snapper
Lutjanidae

Tulisan (Iloilo)
Plectorhinchus polytaenia (Bleeker 1852)
Ribboned sweetlips
Haemulidae

Tuloy (Iloilo)
Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum 1792)
Spotted sardinella
Clupeidae

Tuloy
Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes 1847)
Smooth-belly sardinella
Tamban ; Tuloy (Iloilo)
Clupeidae

Tungkaw (Iloilo)
Valamugil engeli (Bleeker 1858)
Kanda
Mugilidae

Tungkaw (Iloilo)
Valamugil seheli (Forsskal 1775)
Bluespot mullet
Mugilidae

Turirik (Iloilo)
Pentapodus setosus (Valenciennes 1830)
Butterfly whiptail
Nemipteridae

Ubod (Iloilo)
Anguilla japonica (Temminck & Schlegel 1847)
Japanese eel
Anguillidae

Ugapang (Iloilo)
Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Flathead grey mullet (In Ganaden, p. 185)
Mugilidae


Ugapang (Iloilo)
Liza vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Squaretail mullet
Mugilidae

Ulan-ulan (Iloilo)
Caesio cuning (Bloch 1791)
Redbelly yellowtail fusilier
Caesionidae

Untuhan (Iloilo)
Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791)
Yellowcheek tuskfish (in Ganaden, p. 183)
Pig-toothed Wrasse (In Conlu, p. 316)
Orange Dotted Tush Fish (In Conlu, p. 316)
Labridae

Untuhang (Iloilo)
Nibea soldado (Lacepede 1802)
Soldier croaker
Sciaenidae

Uposan (Iloilo)
Lutjanus bohar (Forsskal 1775)
Two-spot red snapper
Lutjanidae

Uyakmo
Arius maculatus (Thunberg 1792)
Spotted catfish
Ariidae

Wasay-Wasay
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus 1758)
Unicorn leatherjacket
Wasay-Wasay; Solay bagyo (Iloilo)
Monacanthidae

Yakmo (Iloilo)
Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch 1793)
Saddle grunt
Haemulidae

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