PHILIPPINE FISHES 127 



Vernacular English Scientific 



Lawayan Slipmouth Leiognathus equulus. 



Livvit Hairt ail Trichiurus haumela. 



Mabilog Cavalla (small) Caranx &p. 



Mamsa Cavalla (large) Do. 



Mamsa Amerikano _ Philippine jack Hynnis momsa. 



Mangidanau Moray Family Muraenidae. 



Matang baka Big-eyed scad Selar crumenophthalmus. 



Maya-maya Red snapper Lutianus malabaricus . 



Nipa-nipa Swamp eel Synhranchus bengalensis. 



Obog Murrel Ophicephalus striatus. 



Oto-ot Spot ted gnmt Pomadasys hasta. 



Pagi Rays Order Batoidei. 



Pak-an Hardtail Megalaspis cordyla. 



Palad Flatfish Order Heterosomata. 



Panapsapan Thick-lipped grunt _ Pledorhinchus pictus. 



Pantat Fresh-water catfish _ Clarias batrachus. 



Pasa-pasa Blue-spotted sting Dasyatis kuhli. 



ray. 



Pugao Four-rayed thread- Eleutheronema tetradac- 



fin. tyla. 



Ramos Wily slipmouth Leiognathus insidiator. 



Rawis Banded slipmouth. _ Leiognathus fasciatus. 



Rompe Banded barracuda. _ Sphyraena jello. 



Salay-salay Crevalle Caranx sp. 



San Nicolas Spotted moonfish Mene maculata. 



Sapsap Black-finned slip- Leiognathus daura. 



mouth. 



Sigh wan Light-colored garfish Tylosurus strongylurus. 



Sinao-an Caesio Caesio sp. 



Siksik One-spotted gray Lutianus monostigma. 



snapper. 



Sorahan Nosefish Naso sp. 



Sorsor Guitar fish Rhynchobatus djiddensis. 



Tabyos Goby Family Gobiidae. 



Tagabobon Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari. 



Talisok Anchovy Stolephorus sp. 



Tambang kiyaw Indian sardine Sardinella longiceps. 



Tambakol YelloAvfin tuna Neothunnus macropterus. 



Tambilawan Compressed-bodied Ablennes hians. 



garfish. 



Tangigi Spanish mackerel. _ . Scomberomorus commer- 



son. 



Tanigi do Do. • 



