PHILIPPINE FISHES 61 



ENGLISH— VISAYAN (BANTON DIALECT) 



The Banton dialect is spoken in the municipalities of Odiongan, 



Tablas Island; Jones, Banton Island; and Simara, Simara Island; 

 Romblon, Province. 



English Vernacular Scientific 



Anchovy Talisok Stolephorus sp. 



Archer fish Ananabing Toxotes jaculator. 



Banded barracuda. _ Rompe. _: Sphyraena jello. 



Banded slipmouth-- Rawis Leiognathus fasciatus. 



Big-eyed scad Matang baka Selar crumenophthalmus. 



Black-finned shark _ Bayanakon Carcharias melanoplerus. 



Black-finned slip- Sapsap Leiognathus daura. 



mouth. 



Black surgeon fish _ _ Ipingan Acanthurus sp. 



Blue-spotted sting Pasa-pasa Dasyatis kuhli. 



ray. 



Bro^vn-striped snap- Dayandang Lutianus mtta. 



per. 



Caesio Sinao-an Caesio sp. 



Cavalla (large) Mamsa Caranx sp. 



Cavalla (small) Mabilog Do . 



Compressed - bodied Tambilawan Ablennes hians. 



garfish. 



Convex-lined thera- Bagaong TheTapon jarhua. 



pon. 



Crevalle Salay-salay Caranx ^^. 



Decussated snapper. Bangayaw Lutianus decussatus. 



Flatfish Palad Order Heterosomata. 



Do Yapar Do. 



Flying fish Iliw Family Exocoetidae. 



Four-rayed thread- Pugaw Eleutheronema tetradac- 



fin. tyla. 



Fresh-water catfish _ Pantat Clarias batrachus. 



Gizzard shad Kabasi Family Dorosomidae. 



Goby Tabyos Family Gobiidae. 



Gray sharks Iho FamJly Galeidae. 



Grouper Iner Epinephelus sp. 



Guitar fish Sorsor Rhynchobatus djiddensis, 



Hairtail Liwit Trichiurus haumela. 



Halfbeak Bugiu Hemiramphus sp. 



Hammerhead shark. Korsan Sphyrna zygaena. 



Hard tail..,, ,, Pak-an Meqalasvis cordyla. 



