AENG 50A- Principles of Fishery Science COMMON NAMES OF FISH IN THE PHILLIPPINES In the Philippines fish are called “isda”. There are many variees of fish. The country's tropical climate and coral reefs make its waters located near the center of the Coral Triangle among the richest in marine life anywhere providing a bounty of fresh Philippine seafood and an assortment of tropical fish. According to some esmates 5% of the world's reef area is in Philippine waters and the marine fish in the area represent 20% of the total marine fish in the world. NAMING OF PHILIPPINE FISH Filipino fish names can get confusing very quickly. Different names can be given to the same fish and a name can be applied to mulple fish—and that's just in the same dialect and region. Given the various Philippine languages and the disparate islands comprising the archipelago, custom and usage varies and contradicons frequently crop up. In Metro Manila, Tagalog is the dominant language but because of the influx of people from the provinces, local names and regional names from other parts of the country like the Visayas or Ilocos or even other Tagalog provinces with their own name variants are somemes used in Manila wet markets. A list of Philippine fish names in English and its Filipino Common Names, with some scienfic names and fish pictures to help idenfy parcular Filipino fish species found in local fish markets: Scienfic Names English Names Common Names Pomadasys hasta. Spoed Silver Grunt Agoot (Bikolano, Cebuano, Waray) Pseudosciaena anea. Plain Croaker Drums Hardheads Alakaak (Tagalog, Bikol) Abo Tuel Balat Dulama Rastrelliger kanagurta . Mackerel Stripped Mackerel Long-jawed Mackerel Indian Mackerel Alumahan( Tagalog, Bisaya) Tuna Tanigi Tanigigi Lumahan Japayuki