CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII
ORDER OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES
SUBORDER OSTEOGLOSSOIDEI
FAMILY PANTODONTIDAE
Pantodon buchholzi | freshwater butterflyfish | |||
Peters | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Myxidium sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to Africa, this aquarium species does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
ORDER ELOPIFORMES
FAMILY MEGALOPIDAE
Megalops cyprinoides | IndoPacific tarpon | |||
(Broussonet) | buan-buan | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: marine, brackish water, fresh water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: A catadromous species; adults are only found at sea, while young inhabit river mouths,inner bays and mangrove forests (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
ORDER ANGUILLIFORMES
SUBORDER ANGUILLOIDEI
FAMILY ANGUILLIDAE
Anguilla bicolor pacifica Schmidt | (-) | |||
Status: native | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine | ||||
Microspora | ||||
Pleistophora anguillarum (-) | ||||
Remarks: This catadromous species was noted by Froese and Pauly (1996) as having an Indo-Pacific distribution, but not reported from the Philippines. However, Herre (1953) listed it as occurring in the country. |
Anguilla celebensis Kaup | Celebes longfin eel | |||
Status: native | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine | ||||
Microspora | ||||
Pleistophora anguillarum (-) | ||||
Remarks: The Celebes longfin eel is catadromous. |
Anguilla marmorata | giant mottled eel | |||
Quoy and Gaimard | igat, palos | |||
Syn.: Anguilla mauritiana Bennett | ||||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Galactosomum anguillarum 108metacercaria? (Leyte) | ||||
Cestoda | ||||
Bothriocephalus travassosi (Leyte) | ||||
Remarks: The giant mottled eel is catadromous. |
Anguilla sp. | eel | |||
Status: unknown | igat | |||
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Ichthyophthirius sp. (Luzon) |
“eel”or“igat” | |||
Status: unknown | |||
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine | |||
Nematoda | |||
Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) | |||
Branchiura | |||
Argulus sp. (-) |
SUBORDER CONGEROIDEI
FAMILY MURAENESOCIDAE
Muraenesox cinereus | daggertooth pike conger | |||
(Forsskäl) | pindanga | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: marine, brackish water, occasionally fresh water | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) | ||||
Anisakis sp. larva (Visayan islands) | ||||
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: This marine species is reported also to occur in estuaries and sometimes fresh water. |
ORDER CLUPEIFORMES
FAMILY CLUPEIDAE
Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum) | spotted sardinella | |||
Syn.: Sardinella sirm (Walbaum) | tambang bato, tonsoy | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: marine | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) |
Anodontostoma chacunda | chacunda gizzard shad | |||
(Hamilton) | kabasi | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: marine, brackish water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Gyliauchen papillatus (Palawan) | ||||
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) |
Herklotsichthys dispilonotus | blacksaddle herring | |||
(Bleeker) | tambang-bato | |||
Syn.: Harengula dispilonotus Bleeker | ||||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: marine | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Aphanurus stossichi (Palawan) |
Sardinella albella | white sardinella | |||
(Valenciennes) | bagasbas, halobaybay109 | |||
Syn.: Sardinella perforata (Cantor) | ||||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: marine | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) | ||||
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) |
Sardinella longiceps | Indian oil sardine | |||
Valenciennes | tamban110 | |||
Status: exotic? | ||||
Environment: marine | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: The above record may involve a host misidentification. Froese and Pauly (1996) note that the range of this species probably does not extend into Philippine waters and that records from the Philippines likely pertain to the Bali sardinella (S. lemuru Bleeker). |
FAMILY ENGRAULIDAE
Stolephorus commerson | Commerson's anchovy | |||
(Lacépède) | dilis111 | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: marine, brackish water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Hexangium sigani (Palawan) |
Stolephorus sp. | anchovy | |||
Status: native | dilis | |||
Environment: marine | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) | ||||
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) |
ORDER GONORYNCHIFORMES
FAMILY CHANIDAE
Chanos chanos (Forsskäl) | milkfish | |||
Status: native | bangos112 | |||
Environment: marine, brackish water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Ambiphyra sp. (-) | ||||
Apiosoma sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Riboscyphidia sp (Luzon, Mindanao, Panay) | ||||
Trichodina sp.(Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, Panay) | ||||
? Trichodinella sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Tripartiella sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia branchialis (Luzon) | ||||
Cryptobia sp . (Luzon) | ||||
Dinoflagellida gen. sp. (Panay) | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Ceratomyxa sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Leptotheca sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (Luzon, Panay) | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. (Mindanao) | ||||
Genolinea awa (Mindanao) | ||||
Haplorchis yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Isorchis parvus (Luzon) | ||||
Posthodiplostomum grayi metacercaria (-) | ||||
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon &/or Mindanao) | ||||
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Monogenea gen. sp. (Panay) | ||||
Cestoda | ||||
Scolex pleuronectis plerocercoid (Mindanao) | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon, Palawan) | ||||
Acanthocephala | ||||
Acanthocephalus sp. (Luzon, Mindoro) | ||||
Cavisoma magnus (Mindanao) | ||||
Copepoda | ||||
Caligus epidemicus (Luzon, Mindanao, Panay) | ||||
C. patulus (Panay) | ||||
Lernaea cyprinacea (Luzon) | ||||
Isopoda | ||||
Alitropus typicus (Panay) | ||||
Gnathiidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) | ||||
Isopoda gen. sp. (Luzon, Panay) | ||||
Remarks: A marine species entering rivers and lakes (Herre 1953), milkfish are also cultured in freshwater pens on Luzon Island. |
ORDER CYPRINIFORMES
FAMILY CYPRINIDAE
Aristichthys nobilis (Richardson) | bighead carp | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Apiosoma sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Chilodonella sp . (Luzon) | ||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodina heterodentata (Luzon) | ||||
T. nigra (Luzon) | ||||
T. nobillis (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodinella epizootica (Luzon) | ||||
Tripartiella tilapiae (Luzon) | ||||
Cryptobia sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Ichthyobodo sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Myxidium sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Cestoda | ||||
Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Luzon) | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Branchiura | ||||
Argulus japonicus (Luzon) | ||||
Copepoda | ||||
Copepoda gen. sp. (-) | ||||
Remarks: Native to China and eastern Siberia, this species was imported from Taiwan in 1968 for aquaculture. It is maintained only through artificial reproduction (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
Carassius auratus (Linnaeus) | goldfish | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Apicomplexa | ||||
Goussia carpelli (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Apiosoma sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Trichodina reticulata (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Trichodinella epizootica (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Ichthyobodo sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Myxobolus pavlovskii (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Myxobolus sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Gyrodactylus sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Copepoda | ||||
Lernaea cyprinacea (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to central Asia and China, goldfish were introduced for culture for the aquarium fish trade . Herre (1953) noted that this species has become established in the Trinidad River, near Bagio, Luzon Island, as a result of stocking by a Japanese gardener. |
Carassius carassius (Linnaeus) | crucian carp | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: freshwater | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Chilodonella sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Epistylis sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Gyrodactylus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: Crucian carp were introduced into the natural waters of the Philippines in 1964 via importation from Japan (Froese and Pauly 1996)., |
Carassius sp. | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Gyrodactylus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Branchiura | ||||
Argulus indicus (-) |
Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton) | mrigala | |||
Syn.: Cirrhina mrigala Valenciennes | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon) | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia sp . (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: Native to South Asia, mrigal were introduced from India in 1967 for culture and are maintained only by artificial reproduction (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
Ctenopharyngodon idella | grass carp | |||
(Valenciennes) | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Trichodina acuta (Luzon) | ||||
T. heterodentata (Luzon) | ||||
T. kupermani (Luzon) | ||||
T. nigra (Luzon) | ||||
T. nobillis (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodinella epizootica (Luzon) | ||||
Tripartiella tilapiae (Luzon) | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Chloromyxum ellipticum (Luzon) | ||||
Myxidium sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Myxobolus artus (Luzon) | ||||
Cestoda | ||||
Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: Native to China and eastern Siberia, grass carp were imported from China in 1964 for aquaculture and are maintained only by artificial breeding (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
Cyprinus carpio carpio Linnaeus | common carp | |||
Syn.: Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus | karpa113 | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodina acuta (Luzon) | ||||
T. heterodentata (Luzon) | ||||
T. mutabilis (Luzon) | ||||
T. nigra (Luzon) | ||||
T. nobillis (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodinella carpi (Luzon) | ||||
T. epizootica (Luzon) | ||||
Trichodinella sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Myxobolus artus (Luzon) | ||||
M.koi (Luzon) | ||||
M. pavlovskii (Luzon) | ||||
Thelohanellus nikolskii (Luzon) | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Clinostomidae gen. sp. (-) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Gyrodactylus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Monogenea gen. sp. (-) | ||||
Branchiura | ||||
Argulus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Copepoda | ||||
Lernaea sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: Common carp, first introduced into the Philippines in 1910 and 1915 from China and Hongkong, are now widely distributed in natural waters (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
Cyprinus sp | Japanese ornamental carp, | |||
Status: exotic | fancy carp | |||
Habitat: fresh water | (-) | |||
Ciliophora | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Ichthyobodo sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon - aquarium) |
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor | redtail sharkminnow | |
(Smith) | (-) | |
Syn.: Labeo bicolor Smith |
Status: exotic | fancy carp | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to Thailand, this aquarium species does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
Epalzeorhynchos frenatum | rainbow | |||
(Fowler) | sharkminnow | |||
Syn.: Labeo frenatus Fowler | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Chilodonella sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to Thailand and adjacent countries, this aquarium species does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | silver carp | |||
(Valenciennes) | (-) | |||
Syn.: Labeofrenatus Fowler | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Myxobolus ellipsoides (Luzon) | ||||
M. pavlovskii (Luzon) | ||||
Cestada | ||||
Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Luzon) | ||||
Copepoda | ||||
Lernaea sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: Native to China and eastern Siberia, silver carp were introduced in 1964 and 1968 from China and Taiwan for aquaculture. Populations are maintained only by artificial reproduction (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
Mylopharyngodon piceus | black carp | |||
(Richardson) | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Ichthyobodo sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Myxobolus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: Native to East Asia, black carp were recently introduced for aquaculture purposes. |
Nematabramis verecundas Herré | (-) | |||
Status: native | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Cestoda | ||||
Ligula sp. plerocercoid (Mindanao) | ||||
Remarks: Native to East Asia, black carp were recently introduced for aquaculture purposes. |
Puntius binotatus (Valenciennes) | spotted barb | |||
Status: native | pait | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Didymozoidae gen. sp. (Palawan)114 | ||||
Haplorchis pumilio metacercaria (Mindanao) | ||||
H. taichui metacercaria (Luzon &/or Mindanao) | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Oceanicucullanus pacifica (Palawan) |
Puntius manalak (Herre) | giant barb115 | |||
Status: native | manalak | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Procerovum sp. metacercaria (Mindanao) | ||||
Remarks: The giant barb is endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
Puntius tetrazona (Bleeker) | Sumatra barb | |||
Syn.: Capoeta tetrazona Bleeker | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Ancyrocephalinae gen. sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: A Southeast Asian species occurring from Myanmar to Borneo, the Sumatra barb does not occur in the natural waters of the Philippines. |
Rasbora kalochroma (Bleeker) | clown rasbora | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Apiosoma sp . (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, this aquarium fish does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
Spratellicypris palata (Herre) | narrow barb116 | |||
Syn.: Puntius palata (Herre) | manobud, palata117 | |||
Status:native | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Haplorchis taichui metacercaria (Mindanao) | ||||
Remarks: The narrow barb is endemic to Lake Lanao, Dansalan, Mindanao Island (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
Tanichthys albonubes Lin | white cloud | |||
Status: native | mountain, minnow | |||
Environment: fresh water | (-) | |||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia sp . (Luzon -aquarium) | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon -aquarium) (Luzon -aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to southern China, this aquarium species does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
FAMILY COBITIDAE
Acanthophthalmus semicinctus | half banded loach | |||
Fraser-Bunner118 | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Trypanosoma sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, this tropical aquarium fish does not occur in Philippine natural waters. | ||||
Some authorities consider Acanthophthalmus semicinctus a synonym of A. kuhlii (Valenciennes) (Eschmeyer et al. 1996). |
Botia macracanthus (Bleeker) | clown loach | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
I Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Chloromyxum sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to Sumatra and Borneo, this aquarium species does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
ORDER CHARACIFORMES
FAMILY CHARACIDAE
Moenkhausia collettii Steindachner | Collett's tetra | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Habitat: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Apiosoma sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: An aquarium fish native to South America, Collett's tetra does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
Paracheirodon simulans (Gery) | green neon tetra | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to northern South America, this aquarium fish does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
ORDER SILURIFORMES
FAMILY BAGRIDAE
Leiocassis siamensis | Asian bumblebee catfish | |||
Regan | (-) | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Hexamita sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Chloromyxum sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Ancylodiscoidinae gen. sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Acanthocephala | ||||
Ancylodiscoidinae gen. sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to Laos, Thailand and Cambodia, this aquarium fish does not occur in Philippine natural waters. |
FAMILY PANGASIDAE
Pangasius sutchi Fowler | sutchi catfish | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Ciliophora | ||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Trichodina sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Silurodiscoides sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | ||||
Remarks: Native to the Mekong River area of Southeast Asia, the sutchi catfish was imported from Thailand in 1978 for aquaculture. It is maintained, by artificial reproduction and has not become established in natural waters (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
FAMILY CLARIIDAE
Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus) | walking catfish | |||
Status: native | hito119 | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Henneguya sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Myxobolus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Clinostomoides brieni metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Gauhatiana batrachii (Luzon) | ||||
Haplorchis yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Neodiplostomum sp. metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Opegaster minima (Luzon) | ||||
Orientocreadium batrachoides (Luzon) | ||||
Phyllodistomum sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Posthodiplostomum grayi metacercaria (-) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Ancyrocephalinae gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
? Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Gyrodactylus s sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Monogenea gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Cestoda | ||||
Boviena serialis (Luzon) | ||||
Caryophyllidea gen. sp. (-) | ||||
Cestoda gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Lytocestus birmanicus (-) | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Luzon - experimental?) | ||||
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Philometra sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Procamallanus (Procamallanus) clarius (Luzon) | ||||
Mollusca | ||||
Cristaria plicata (-) |
Clarias macrocephalus | freshwater catfish | |||
(Günther) | (-) | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Clinostomidae gen. sp. (-) | ||||
Clinostomoides brieni metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Digenea gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Orientocreadium batrachoides metacercaria (Luzon - experimental) | ||||
O. batrachoides (Luzon) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Ancyrocephalinae gen. sp. (Luzon) | ||||
? Dactylogyrus sp. (-) | ||||
Gyrodactylu s sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Cestoda | ||||
Gangesia sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Luzon) | ||||
Contracaecum sp. larva (Luzon) | ||||
Nematoda gen. sp. (-) | ||||
Neocamallanus ophicephali (Luzon) | ||||
Procamallanus sp. (Luzon) | ||||
Acanthocephala | ||||
Acanthocephalus sp. (Luzon) |
“catfish” | |||
Monogenea | |||
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) | |||
Monogenea gen. sp. (Luzon) |
FAMILY ARIIDAE
Arius manillensis | Manila catfish120 | |||
(Valenciennes) | Manila kanduli | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Haplorchis taichui metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
H. yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Neodiplostomum sp. metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Opegaster minima (Luzon) | ||||
Posthodiplostomum grayi metacercaria (-) | ||||
Stictodora manilensis metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: The Manila catfish is not listed by Froese and Pauly (1996). According to Herre (1953), it is known only from the area of Luzon Island around Manila. |
Arius sp. | sea catfish | |||
Status: native | kanduli | |||
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Camallanus (Camallanus) paracarangis (Luzon &/or Mindoro) |
Netuma thalassina (Rüppell) | giant catfish | |||
Syn.: Arius thalassinus (Rüppell) | kanduling-dagat | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Elongoparorchis pneumatis (Palawan) | ||||
Monodhelmis torpedinis (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: The status of this species in the Philippines requires clarification. Although Herre (1953) noted it to be the commonest Philippine ariid catfish, Froese and Pauly (1996) reported that it does not occur in Philippine waters. |
FAMILY PLOTOSIDAE
Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg) | striped eel catfish | |||
Syn.: Plotosus anguillaris (Bloch) | kanduli121 | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: marine | ||||
Myxozoa | ||||
Coccomyxa hoffmani (-) | ||||
Septemcapsula yasunagai (-) | ||||
Monogenea | ||||
Gyrodactylus plotosi (-) | ||||
Remarks: The status of this species in the Philippines requires clarification. Although Herre (1953) noted it to be the commonest Philippine ariid catfish, Froese and Pauly (1996) reported that it does not occur in Philippine waters. |
ORDER AULOPIFORMES
SUBORDER ALEPISAUROIDEI
FAMILY SYNODONTIDAE
Saurida tumbil (Bloch) | greater lizardfish | |||
Status: native | kalaso, uting bondo | |||
Environment: marine | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) |
ORDER ATHERINIFORMES
FAMILY ATHERINIDAE
Atherina balabacensis Seale | silverside122 | |||
Syn.: Hepsetia balabacensis Seale | guno | |||
Status: native | ||||
Environment: fresh water; brackish water, marine | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Centrocestus sp. metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Stictodora guerreroi metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
S. manilensis metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: This species is not listed by Froese and Pauly (1996); the host synonymy follows Eschmeyer et al. (1996). |
ORDER CYPRINODONTIFORMES
FAMILY POECILIIDAE
Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur) | sailfin molly | |||
Syn.: Mollienesia latipinna Lesueur | bubuntis | |||
Status: exotic | ||||
Environment: fresh water, brackish water | ||||
Digenea | ||||
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon, Mindanao?) | ||||
P. varium metacercaria (Luzon) | ||||
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: According to Natividad (1987), Poecilia latipinna was introduced from Hawaii in 1914, while Froese and Pauly (1996) record it as having been introduced from Mexico (year unknown) for mosquito control. It is now self-sustaining in natural waters. | ||||
The synonymy is provided by Eschmeyer et al. (1996). |
Poecilia reticulata Peters | guppy | |||
Status: exotic | (-) | |||
Environment: fresh water | ||||
Mastigophora | ||||
Cryptobia sp . (Luzon-aquarium) | ||||
Nematoda | ||||
Aonchotheca philippinensis larva (Luzon) | ||||
Remarks: A South American species introduced from Hawaii in 1905 for mosquito control, the guppy is now found throughout the country (Froese and Pauly 1996). |
Xiphophorus maculatus | southern platyfish | ||||
(Günther) | (-) | ||||
Status: exotic | |||||
Environment: fresh water | |||||
Ciliophora | |||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon - aquarium) | |||||
Mastigophora | |||||
Hexamita sp. (Luzon - aquarium) | |||||
Remarks: Native to Central America, this aquarium species is not known to occur in Philippine natural waters. |
Xiphophorus sp. | swordtail | ||||||
Status: exotic | (-) | ||||||
Environment: fresh water | |||||||
Ciliophora | |||||||
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis | |||||||
(Luzon - aquarium) | |||||||
“top minnow” | |||||||
Status: exotic | |||||||
Environment: fresh water | |||||||
Ciliophora | |||||||
Trichodina sp. (Panay) | |||||||
Branchiura | |||||||
Branchiura gen. sp. (Panay) |
109 Additional Tagalog common names include “lapid” and “tambang lapid.”
110 Additional Tagalog common names include “tamban siya” and “turay.”
111 Additional Tagalog common names include “bulinao,” “matalos” and “tuwankang.”
113 The common name comes from the Visayan dialect
114 Possible host misidentification.
115 The English common name is provided by Herre and Umali (1948).
116 The English common name is provided by Herre and Umali (1948).
117The common names come from the Maranao, Salmal and Tao Sug dialects.
118 The spelling of the genus name follows Eschmeyer et al. (1996).
119 Additional Tagalog common names include “hitong batukan” and “pantat”
120 The English common name is provided by Herre (19S3).
121 Additional Tagalog common names include “i-ito,” “patuna” and “sumbilang.”
122 The English common name is provided by Herre and Umali (1948).