PHILIPPINE FISHES 77 



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Palatikat Long-finned cavalla- Caranx armatus. 



Palawan Sleeper Ophiocara aporos. 



Palimanok Cow-nosed ray Rhinoptera javanica. 



Palos Bengal swamp eeL _ Synbranchus bengalensis. 



Do Snake eel Family Opliichtliyidae. 



Palos biihangin Conger eel Family Congridae. 



Paluwon Ornate eleotrid Ophiocara aporos. 



Pampano Cavalla Family Carangidae. 



Do Black pomfret Stromateus viger. 



Pampanung riyaL- _ Threadfish Alectis sp. 



Pandawan--- Sergeant fish Rachycevtron canadum. 



Pangel Cavite pangel Hypseleotris pangel. 



Pantat Catfish Clarias gilli. 



Pantay Black-finned shark _ Carchariasmelanopterus. 



Paol Spotted eagle ray _ _ _ Aetobatus narinari. 



Papakol Trigger fish Family Balistidae. 



Parang-parang Dorab Chirocentrus dorab. 



Pargo Flame-colored snap- I.utianus fulvus . 



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Pargito Snapper (small) Lutianus sp. 



Pargung-ilog Silver-spotted gray Lutianus argentimacula- 



snapper. latus. 



Parikit-banka Remora or shark- Family Echeneidae (all 



sucker. species). 



Parikit ugit Remora Echeneis naucrates. 



Paro-paro Butterfly fish Family Chaetodontidae. 



Paru-paru do Do. 



Paruparung dagat__ do ,_ Do. 



Pasyon Drepane Family Drepanidae. 



Fating Shark Order Euselachii (all 



families) . 



Fating inglesa Black-finned shark _. Carcharias melanopteru^. 



Fating sudsod Guitar fish Family Rhinobatidae. 



Patlay Halfbeak Family Hemiramphidae. 



Patuna Striped sea catfish. _ Plotosus anguillaris. 



Payangitan Moray Family Muraenidae. 



Pelyan Lactarid Lactarius ladarius. 



Pikat Cavalla Caranx sp. 



Pilipitin Anchovy Family Engraulidae, 



Pilyan Milkfish Lactarius lactarius. 



Phiangitan Moray Family Muraenidae. 



Pindanga Black pike eel Muraenesox cinereus. 



