Largest fish in world

Answer 1

Philippine rivers, lakes and seas teem with fish, shells, pearls, corals, seaweeds and other forms of marine wealth. More than 2,000 species of fish are found in Philippine waters. Among the commercially known fish found in the numerous fishing grounds of the archipelago are the banak (mullet), bangus (milkfish), dalag (mudfish), dilis (anchovy), kandule (catfish), lapulapu (seabass), talakitok (pampano), tamban and tunsoy (sardines), tanguingi (mackerel), and bariles (tuna).

Answer 2

The Bangus (Milkfish) is the national fish of Philippines.
The Bangus (Milkfish) is the national fish of Philippines.
The national fish of the Philippines is the "Bangus", or milkfish.

Answer 3

it depends on how common do you want them to be. in the market..of course, those that are preyed on by humans. but if you go diving? you'll see that the most common fish species fall under these families :) Acanthuridae, Apogonidae, Blennidae, Caesionidae,

Carangidae, Centrogenyidae, Chaetodontidae, Cirrhitidae,

Coryphaenidae, Creediidae, Draconettidae, Drepaneidae, Echeneidae,

Ephippidae, Gerreidae, Gobiidae, Haemulidae, Istiophoridae, Kuhliidae,

Kyphosidae, Labridae, Leiognathidae, , Lutjanidae, Malacanthidae,

Menidae, Monodactylidae, Mugilidae, Nemipteridae, Opistognathidae,

Pomacanthidae, Pomacentridae, Pseudochromidae, Scaridae, Scombridae,

Serranidae, Siganidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Xiphiidae,

Zanclidae

i apologize, you were looking for fish species' i gave you their families :P

Answer 4

big bodied round scad (galunggong)

indian sardine (tamban)

frigate tuna (tulingan)

long-jawed anchovy (dilis)

slipmouth (sap-sap)

yellow fin tuna (albacora)

small mouth threadfin (mamaleng bato)

fimbriated herring (tunsoy)

short-bodied mackerel (hasa-hasa)

Answer 5

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hyalosomaHumpbacked cardinalfish DangatnativeCyprinidaeAristichthys nobilisBighead carpintroducedAriidaeArius dispar Sea catfishnativeAriidaeArius leptaspisSalmon catfishnativeAriidaeArius magatensisendemicAriidaeArius manillensis Sea catfishendemicAriidaeArius subrostratusShovelnose sea catfish Short nosed catfishnativeAriidaeArius sumatranusGoat catfishnativeRivulidaeAustrolebias nigripinnisBlackfin pearlfishintroducedGobiidaeAwaous grammepomusScribbled goby BianativeGobiidaeAwaous litturatusnativeGobiidaeAwaous melanocephalusLargesnout goby Biang batonativeGobiidaeAwaous ocellaris BianativeCyprinidaeBarbodes collingwoodiiquestionableCyprinidaeBarbonymus gonionotusJava barb TawesintroducedGobiidaeBathygobius fuscusDusky frillgoby BianativeEleotridaeBelobranchus belobranchusThroat-spine gudgeon BatingulonativeGobiidaeBoleophthalmus boddartiBoddart's goggle-eyed goby BianativeGobiidaeBrachygobius aggregatusSchooling bumblebee goby BianativeEleotridaeBunaka gyrinoidesGreenback 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pectoralisSnakeskin gourami Snakeskin gouramiintroducedOsphronemidaeTrichogaster trichopterusThree spot gourami Blue gouramiintroducedGobiidaeTrypauchenichthys typusnativeGobiidaeTukugobius philippinus Lizard gobynativeMugilidaeValamugil seheliBluespot mullet TalilongnativeOphichthidaeYirrkala kaupiinativeHemiramphidaeZenarchopterus disparFeathered river-garfish KansusuitnativeHemiramphidaeZenarchopterus gilliViviparous halfbeaknativeHemiramphidaeZenarchopterus kampeniSepik River halfbeaknative

Answer 6

The world's largest fish was a whale shark that was about 65 feet in length and weighed up to 75000 pounds

Answer 7

whaleshark