| TAGALO AND LOCAL NAMES | ENGLISH and OTHER REGIONAL NAMES |
| Alakaak Tuel, balat, dulama | Croaker |
| Alumahan Tuna, tambacol, tanigi, tanigigi | Long-jawed Mackerel |
| Apahap Katuyot, matang-pusa, mangagat | Sea bass; bulgan (Negros); Barramundi (Australia) |
| Asohos | Whiting |
| Bakoko | Sea bream, reddish variety or sweet lips; related to snapper, with a smaller mouth; passed off as grouper (lapu-lapu) |
| Bañgus | Milkfish |
| Bisugo | Threadfin bream |
| Betilya | Emperor, white snapper; passed off as maya-maya |
| Blue marlin / Royal blue marlin | Swordfish (billfish) |
| Chabita Hiwas, Isabita, Bilong-bilong, Tahas | Moonfish |
| Dagum-dagum Kabayo-kabayohan | Seahorse |
| Dalag | Mud fish |
| Dalagang bukid (Lapas, morong, boyoyod) | Yellow tail fusilier |
| Danggit | Rabbit fish with white dots |
| Dapa | Indian halibut or tongue sole |
| Dilis (Bulinau, silag, bombra, sibuyan) | Anchovy |
| Dorado or kabayo | Mahi-mahi, dolphin fish |
| Duhol | Sea snake |
| Espada | Beltfish |
| Galunggong | Hard-tail mackerel (galunggong babae); round scad (galunggong lalaki), muro-aji in Japan. |
| Gindara | Oil fish (escolar); two types: smooth-skinned and rough-skinned, the latter with a higher oil content; for both, servings of more than 6 oz or 150 g may cause bothersome loose oily stools, for which it has been referred to as "xenical' fish. A good "colon-cleansing" fish, but a traveler's nightmare, a fish to avoid if travel is contemplated in a day or two. |
| Hasa-hasa | Short-bodied mackerel |
| Haol-haol Bilis, Tamban-tuloy | Sardines |
| Hito | Catfish |
| Isdang lawin | Flying fish |
| Japayuki | Mackerel |
| Kanduli | Salmon catfish |
| Labahita (Mangadlit, isdang ilong, pulang ikog) | Surgeon fish or unicorn fish |
| Lapu-lapu Bato-bato Kulapo, Kakab | Grouper |
| Loro | Parrot fish, brightly colored with beak-shaped mouth |
| Malasugui | Black or white marlin |
| Maming | Wrasse |
| Matang baka | Purse-eyed scad |
| Matang-dagat | Tilefish |
| Matumbok | Sailfish |
| Maya-maya (Bambangon, matangal, alsis) | Red snapper |
| Pagi | Manta orsting ray |
| Palos | Eel |
| Pampano Apahan, damis lawin, pulang buntot | Pomfret, silver or black |
| Pla-pla | Tilapia bigger than 1 kg |
| Sapsap Hiwas, Laway-laway | Small flat fish, Ponyfish |
| Salay-salay Pampano, Apahay, Tarakitok | Smooth-tailed trevally |
| Sinarapan | Mistichthys Luzonensi, world's smallest edible fish |
| Talakitok | |
| Tambakol Tulingan, barilis, talingay | Skipjack tuna |
| Tamban | Sardinella |
| TanguingueTangi,Tanige | Spanish mackerel; kingfish (U.S.); a bigger variety is called wahoo. |
| Tawilis | Herring; found only in Taal Lake. |
Kitchen Rescue. Reggie Aspiras / Philippine Daily Inquirer. Nov 24, 2005 Fishes of the Philippines / Genevieve Broad / Anvil Publishing |
