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HOST-PARASITE LIST (Cont.)

ORDER BELONIFORMES

SUBORDER EXOCOETOIDEI

FAMILY BELONIDAE

Ablennes hians (Valenciennes)flat needlefish
  Status: nativekambabalo
Environment: marine, brackish water
 Copepoda
   Lernanthropus tylosuri (-)
  Nothobomolochus gibber (Luzon)

Platybelone sp.needlefish
 Status: native(-)
 Environment: marine 
  Cestoda 
  Otobothrium penetrans 
   plerocercoid (Visayan islands) 
 
Strongylura incisareef needlefish
(Valenciennes)doal
 Status: native 
 Environment: marine 
  Copepoda 
   Bomolochus bellones (Luzon) 
   Caligus sp. (Verde) 
   Lernanthropus belones (-) 
     
 
Strongylura leiura (Bleeker)banded needlefish
 Status: nativehaba, kambabalo
 Environment: marine, brackish water 
  Copepoda 
   Caligodes laciniatus (-) 
   Lernanthropus tylosuri (-) 
   Nothobomolochus digitatus (Panay) 

Strongylura strongyluraspottail needlefish
 (van Hasselt)batalay, hamalit
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Copepoda 
 Ergasilus coleus (Mindanao) 
Lernanthropus belones (-) 
Nothobomolochus digitatus (Panay) 
Remarks: Found in coastal areas and lagoons and occasionally entering fresh water. 
 
Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes)needlefish
 Status: native(-)
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Copepoda 
 Bomolochus bellones (Luzon) 
Caligus sp. (Verde) 
Ergasilus coleus (Culion) 
Lernanthropus tylosuri (Culion Island) 

Tylosurus acus acusagujon needlefish
  (Lacépède)(-)
Syn.: Tylosurus acus (Lacépède) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Cestoda 
 Otobothrium penetrans plerocercoid 
 (Visayan islands) 
 
Tylosurus acus melanotusagujon needlefish
  (Bleeker)(-)
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Copepoda 
 Caligodes laciniatus (-) 
Caligus tylosuri (Leyte, Luzon) 
Colobomatus goodingi (Jolo) 
Lernanthropus tylosuri (-) 
 
Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilushound needlefish
  (Peron and Lesueur)doal
Syn.: Tylosurus crocodilus (Peron and Lesueur) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Microspora 
 Microsporidia gen. sp. (Visayan islands) 
Cestoda 
 Otobothrium penetrans plerocercoid 
 (Visayan islands) 
Nematoda 
 Philometra sp. (Visayan islands) 
Copepoda 
 Caligodes laciniatus (-) 
Caligus tylosuri (Leyte, Luzon) 
Colobomatus goodingi (Luzon) 
Lernaeenicus sp. (Luzon) 
Lernanthropus tylosuri (-) 
Nothobomolochus gibber (Luzon) 

Tylosurus punctulatus (Günther)needlefish
 Status: native(-)
Environment: marine 
 Copepoda 
 Lernanthropus tylosuri (Culion, Luzon) 
 
Tylosurus sp.needlefish
 Status: nativebalo, batalay, doal
-Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) spiralis (Luzon) 

FAMILY HEMIRAMPHIDAE

Hyporhamphus dussumieriDussumier's halfbeak
  (Valenciennes)(-)
Syn.: Hemiramphus dussumieri Valenciennes 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Centrocestus caninus metacercaria (Luzon) 
Cestoda 
 Otobothrium penetrans plerocercoid 
 (Visayan islands) 
Remarks: The synonymy follows Eschmeyer et al. (1996), who note that this species has been considered a synonym of H. affinis (Günther).
 
Rhynchorhamphus georgiilong billed half beak
  (Valenciennes)buging
Syn.: Hemiramphus georgii Valenciennes 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Haplorchis yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) 
Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon) 
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Stictodora guerreroi metacercaria (Luzon) 
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) 

ORDER BERYCIFORMES

SUBORDER BERCOIDEI

FAMILY MONOCENTRIDAE

Monocentris sp.pine cone fish
 Status: native(-)
Environment: marine 
 Copepoda 
 Hatschekia tenuis (Luzon) 

FAMILY ANOMALOPIDAE

Anomalops katoptronsplitfin flashlightfish
  (Bleeker)(-)
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Deretrema (Luxitrema) philippinensis (Mactan) 

FAMILY BERYCIDAE

Beryx splendens Loweslender alfonsino
 Status: native(-)
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Ascarophis beryx (-) 

FAMILY HOLOCENTRIDAE

Neoniphon sammarasammara squirrelfish
 (Forsskäl)baga-baga
Syn.: Holocentrus sammara (Forsskäl) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hexangium sigani (-) 
 
Sargocentron violaceumviolet squirrelfish
 (Bleeker)baga-baga
Syn.: Holocentrus violaceus (Bleeker) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Helicometra nasae (Palawan) 

SUBORDER POLYMIXIOIDEI

FAMILY POLYMIXIIDAE

Polymixia japonica Günther(-)
 Status: native(-)
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Metabronema polymixia (-) 

ORDER SYNBRANCHIFORMES

FAMILY SYNBRANCHIDAE

Monopterus albus (Zouiev)swamp eel
 Status: native(-)
Environment: fresh water 
 Mastigophora 
 Trypanosoma sp. (Luzon - tank held) 
Digenea 
 Digenea gen. sp. (Luzon - tank held) 
Nematoda 
 Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon - tank held) 
Acanthocephala 
 Pallisentis cleatus (Luzon - tank held) 
Remarks: Herre (1953) noted that this species is rare in the Philippines. All parasitological records involve fish imported from China for shipment to Taiwan.

ORDER SCORPAENIFORMES

SUBORDER PLATYCEPHALOIDEI

FAMILY PLATYCEPHALIDAE

Cymbacephalus nematophthalmusfringe-eyed
  (Günther)flathead
Syn.: Thysanophrys nematophthalmus(-)
 (Günther) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Camallanus (Camallanus) marinus (Palawan) 
Remarks: This species is not listed in Froese and Pauly (1996); the synonymy follows Eschmeyer et al. (1996).
 
Platycephalus indicusIndian flathead
  (Linnaeus)sunog
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) spiralis (Luzon) 
Remarks: Juveniles have been taken in fresh water.

ORDER PERCIFORMES

SUBORDER PERCOIDEI

FAMILY CENTROPOMIDAE

Lates calcarifer (Bloch)barramundi
 Status: nativeapahap123
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine 
 Ciliophora 
 Trichodinidae gen. sp. (-) 
Digenea 
 Erilepturus hamati (Luzon) 
Lecithochirium sp. (-) 
Prosorhynchus luzonicus (Luzon) 
Pseudometadena celebesensis (Luzon) 
Pseudometadena sp. (-) 
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Diplectanum sp. (-) 
Remarks: A diadromous species, barramundi inhabit rivers before returning to estuaries to spawn.

FAMILY AMBASSIDAE

Ambassis buruensis Bleeker(-)
 Status: nativelañgaray
Environment: marine, brackish water, fresh water 
 Digenea 
 Centrocestus sp. metacercaria (Luzon) 
Cercarioides sp. metacercaria (Luzon) 
Haplorchis pumilio metacercaria (Luzon) 
H. taichui metacercaria (Luzon) 
H. yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) 
Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon) 
Phagicola sp. metacercaria (Luzon) 
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Prosorhynchus paracrucibulus metacercaria (Luzon) 
Stictodora guerreroi metacercaria (Luzon) 
S. manilensis metacercaria (Luzon) 
Remarks: The lañgaray occurs in mangrove forests and lower reaches of freshwater streams.
 
Ambassis miops Güntherflag-tailed glass fish
  Syn.: Ambassis commersonibagsang124
 auctorum 
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water, fresh water 
 Nematoda 
 Aonchotheca philippinensis larva (Luzon) 
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Remarks: This species iscommonly found in brackish waters, such as in river mouths and near mangroves.

FAMILY SERRANIDAE

Anyperodon leucogrammicusslender grouper
  (Valenciennes)lapu-lapu125
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Monogenea 
 Ancyrocephalus manilensis (Luzon - aquarium) 
 
Cephalopholis sonneratitomato hind
  (Valenciennes)lapu-lapu
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Philometra lateolabracis (Palawan) 
 
Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant)duskytail grouper
 Status: nativelapu-lapu
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Prosorhynchus mcintoshi metacercaria (Luzon) 
P. mcintoshi (Luzon) 
 
Epinephelus malabaricusmalabar grouper
  (Bloch and Schneider)lapu-lapu
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Erilepturus hamati (-) 
Prosorhynchus pacificus (-) 
Monogenea 
 Pseudorhabdosynochus epinepheli (-) 
Cestoda 
 Cestoda gen sp. (-) 
Nematoda 
 Raphidascaris sp. larva (-) 
 
Epinephelus undulosuswavy-lined grouper
  (Quoy and Gaimard)lapu-lapu126
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Monogenea 
 Bendenia malaboni (Luzon) 
 
Epinephelus sp.grouper
 Status: nativelapu-lapu
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
"grouper" 
 Monogenea 
 Monogenea gen. sp. (-) 
Hirudinea 
 ? Piscicola sp. (Luzon) 

FAMILY TERAPONTIDAE

Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch)fourlined terapon
 Status: nativeagaak, babansi
Environment: brackish water, marine 
 Digenea 
 Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon, Mindanao) 
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon, Mindanao?) 
Stictodora manilensis metacercaria (Luzon) 
 
Terapon jarbua (Forsskäl)jarbua terapon
 Status: nativebagaong127
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Azygia pristipomai (-) 
Didymozoidae gen. sp. (Visayan islands)128 
Stictodora manilensis metacercaria (Luzon) 
Torticaecum nipponicum (Luzon)129 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Remarks: A marine species entering rivers.
 
Terapon plumbeus (Kner)silver perch130
 Syn.: Terapon argenteus auctorumayuñgin
Status: native 
Environment: fresh water 
 Digenea 
 Azygia pristipomai (Luzon) 
Centrocestus caninus metacercaria (Luzon) 
Echinochasmus novalichesensis (Luzon) 
Haplorchis pumilio metacercaria (Luzon) 
H. yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) 
Neodiplostomum sp. metacercaria (Luzon) 
Opegaster minima (Luzon) 
Procerovum varium metacercaria (Luzon)131 
Posthodiplostomum grayi metacercaria (-) 
Stictodora manilensis metacercaria (Luzon) 
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Luzon) 
Acanthocephala 
 Neoechinorynchus octonucleatus (Luzon) 
Copepoda 
 Lernaea cyprinacea (Luzon) 
Lernaea sp. (Luzon) 
Remarks: Some of the above records appeared under the name Terapon argenteus, a synonym of Mesopristes elongatus, a species occurring only in East Africa (Froese and Pauly 1996). The ayuñgin is endemic to Luzon Island.
 
Terapon puta (Cuvier)small-scaled terapon
 Status: nativebabansi, dukuson
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Mindanao) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakis sp. larva (-) 
Camallanus (Camallanus) paracarangis (Luzon &/or Mindoro) 

FAMILY PRIACANTHIDAE

Priacanthus tayenuspurple-spotted bigeye
  Richardsonbisugong china
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon, Panay) 

FAMILY APOGONIDAE

Apogon ellioti Dayflag-in cardinalfish
  Syn.: Apogonichthys ellioti (Day)dangat132
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Panay) 
Camallanus sp. (-) 

FAMILY SILLAGINIDAE

Sillago maculatatrumpeter sillago
  Quoy and Guimardasohos
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Stictodora palmifera metacercaria (-)133 

Sillago sihama (Forsskäl)silver sillago
 Status: nativeasohos
Environment: marine, brackish water, fresh water 
 Digenea 
 Rhipidocotyle eggletoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Torticaecum nipponicum (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) philippinensis (Luzon) 
Remarks: Herre (1953) notes that the sillaginids are marine fishes; Froese and Pauly (1996) list the silver sillago as also occurring in fresh and brackish waters.

FAMILY LACTARIIDAE

Lactarius lactariusfalse trevally
  (Bloch and Schneider)pagapa134
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 

FAMILY CARANGIDAE

Alectis sp.threadfish135
 Status: nativepampanog puti
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Copepoda 
 Caligus robustus (-) 
 
Atule mate (Cuvier)yellowtail scad
  Syn.: Caranx affinis Rüppelltalakitok
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 ? Lecithocladium angustiovum (Palawan) 
Nematoda 
 Camallanus (Camallanus) marinus (Palawan) 

Carangoides armatus (Rüppell)longfin trevally
  Syn.: Caranx armatus (Rüppell)lawayan, palatikat
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (-) 
Remarks: The longfin trevally is a marine species whose juveniles may enter estuaries.
 
Caranx sexfasciatusbigeye trevally
 Quoy and Gaimardmalipito, muslo136
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Copepoda 
 Caligus robustus (-) 
 
Caranx sp.cavalla137
 Status: nativetalakitok
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Alcicornis cirrudiscoides (Luzon) 
Bucephalus various (Luzon) 
Prosogonotrema bilabiatum (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 
Camallanus (Camallanus) carangis (Luzon) 
Camallanus (Camallanus) paracarangis (Luzon &/or Mindoro) 
 
Decapterus macrosoma Bleekershortfin scad
 Status: nativegalunggong
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakis sp. larva (-) 
 
Decapterus sp.scad138
 Status: nativegalongong
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Gnathanodon speciosusgolden trevally
  (Forsskäl)garapeche139
Syn.: Caranx speciosus (Forsskäl) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Metabronema magnum (Luzon) 
 
Megalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus)torpedo scad
 Status: nativeoriles140
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Bucephalus fragilis (Luzon) 
Lecithocladium megalaspis (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Parastromateus niger (Bloch)black pomfret
  Syn.: Apolectus niger (Bloch)duhay, pampano
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Lecithocladium apolecti (Luzon) 
 
Scomberoides lysandoublespotted queenfish
  (Forsskäl)dorado141
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Erilepturus lemeriensis (Luzon) 
 
Scomberoides sp.leather jacket142
 Status: nativedorado
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Erilepturus lemeriensis (Luzon) 
 
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch)bigeye scad
 Status: nativematang baka143
Environment: marine 
 Microspora 
 Microsporidia gen. sp. (Visayan islands) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Selaroides leptolepsis (Cuvier)yellowstripe scad
 Status: nativealay-salay batang, salay-salay
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Seriolina nigrofasciatablackbanded trevally
  (Rüppell)lapis
Syn.: Seriola nigrofasciata Rüppell 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Bucephalus paraheterotentaculatus (Luzon) 
Remarks: The synonymy follows Herré (1953).

FAMILY MENIDAE

Mene maculata (Bloch and Schneider)moonfish
 Status: nativehiwas144
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 

FAMILY LEIOGNATHIDAE

Gazza minuta (Bloch)toothpony
 Status: nativemotambo, sapsap
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Elongoparorchis pneumatis (Palawan) 
Rhipidocotyle eggletoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Camallanus (Camallanus) marinus (Palawan) 
C. (Camallanus) paracarangis (Luzon &/or Mindoro) 
 
Leiognathus equulus (Forsskäl)common ponyfish
 Status: nativelawayakan145
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Leiognathus sp.slipmouth146
 Status: nativesapsap, tambong
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Bucephalus leognathi (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon, Mindoro) 
Camallanus (Camallanus) paracarangis (Luzon &/or Mindoro) 
Remarks: Herre (1953) notes the members of the genus Leiognathus are marine fishes, some species entering fresh water.

FAMLY LUTJANIDAE

Lutjanus bohar (Forsskäl)two-spot red snapper
  Syn.: Lutjanus rangus (Cuvier)bambangon147
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Stephanostomum casum (Palawan) 
 
Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskäl)blackspot snapper
 Status: nativebambangon148
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Paracryptogonimus manilensis (Palawan) 
P. orientalis (Palawan) 
Remarks: Froese and Pauly (1996) note that this species is sometimes found in mangrove estuaries and in the lower reaches of freshwater streams.
 
Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskäl)humpback snapper
 Status: nativebambangon149
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hamacreadium lethrini (Palawan) 
Nematoda 
 Cucullanus lutjani (Palawan) 
 
Lutjanus malabaricusmalabar blood snapper
  (Bloch and Schneider)maya-maya150
Syn.: Lutjanus dodecacanthus (Bleeker) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Lutjanus vittabrownstripe red snapper
  (Quoy and Gaimard)dayang-dayang151
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Paracryptogonimus manilensis (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon, Mindoro) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Lutjanus sp.snapper
 Status: nativebambañgin, maya-maya
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Paracryptogonimus acanthostomus (Luzon) 
P. apharei (Luzon) 
Pseudallacanthochasmus grandispinus (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Ancyrocephalus manilensis (Luzon - aquarium) 
Tetrancistrum lutiani (Luzon - aquarium) 
 
Pinjalo pinjalo (Bleeker)pinjalo
 Status: nativesulid
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 

FAMILY CAESIONIDAE

Caesio cuning (Bloch)redbelly yellowtail fusilier
  Syn: Caesio erythrogasterdalagang bukid,
Cuvierlapid
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hexangium sigani (-) 
 
Caesio lunaris Cuvierlunar fusilier
 Status: nativedalagang bukid, morong
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Dipterygonotus balteatusmottled fusilier
  (Valenciennes)dalagang bukid
Syn.: Erythrichthys leucogrammicus (Bleeker) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Ascarophis erythrichthys (-) 
Remarks: Herre (1953) listed Erythrichthys leucogrammicus as a synonym of Dipterygonotus leucogrammicus Bleeker, Froese and Pauly (1996) listed D. leucogrammicus as a synonym of D. balteatus .

FAMILY GERREIDAE

Gerres filamentosus Cuvierwhipfin silver-biddy
 Status: nativemalakapas, manobon
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine 
 Digenea 
 Haplorchis pumilio metacercaria (Luzon) 
Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon) 
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Stictodora manilensis metacercaria (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Gerres kapas BleekerSingapore silver-biddy
 Status: nativemalakapas
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Haplorchis yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) 
Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon) 

FAMILY HAEMULIDAE

Pomadasys argenteus (Forsskäl)silver grunt
  Syn.:Pomadasys hasta (Bloch)ikuran152
 Pristipoma hasta (Bloch) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Aephnidiogenes barbarus (Palawan) 
Azygia pristipomai (Luzon) 
Cercaria dorsocauda metacercaria (-) 
Neochasmus microvatus (Luzon) 
Opegaster minima (Luzon) 

FAMILY SPARIDAE

Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskäl)picnic seabream
  Syn.: Sparus berda Forsskälbakoko153
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water, fresh water 
 Digenea 
 Prosorhynchus crucibulum metacercaria (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (-) 
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) philippinensis (Luzon) 
P. (Spirocamallanus) spiralis (Luzon) 
Remarks: The picnic seabream is a marine and estuarine species which may enter fresh water.

FAMILY LETHRINIDAE

Gymnocranius griseusgrey large-eye bream
  (Temminck and Schlegel)bitilya, kutambal
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Propycnadenoides philippinensis (Palawan) 
Nematoda 
 Cucullanus lutjani (Palawan) 
 
Lethrinus erythropteruslongñn emperor
  Valenciennesbitilya
Syn.: Lethrinus hypselopterus Bleeker 
Status: native 
Environment marine 
 Digenea 
 Hamacreadium lethrini (Palawan) 
 
Lethrinus nebulosas (Forsskäl)spangled emperor
  Status: nativebitilya
Environment: marine 
 Monogenea 
 Encotyllabe caballeroi (Mindoro) 

FAMILY NEMIPTERIDAE

Nemipterus sp.bisugo154
 Status: nativebisugo
Environment: marine 
 Microspora 
 Microsporidia gen. sp. (Visayan islands) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) spiralis (Luzon) 
 
Scolopsis sp.(-)
 Status: native(-)
Environment: marine 
 Isopoda 
 Anilocra dimidiata (Bohol, Burias, Luzon) 

FAMILY SCIAENIDAE

Otolithes rubertiger-toothed croaker
  (Bloch and Schneider)alakaak
Status: native 
Environment marine, brackish water 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen sp. larva (Luzon) 
Remarks: The tiger-tooth croaker is a marine species which enters river mouths (Herré 1953).
 
Pemahia anea (Bloch)greyfin croaker
  Syn.: Pseudosciaena anea (Bloch)alakaak
Status: native 
Environment marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) philippinensis (Luzon) 

FAMILY MULLIDAE

Parupeneus barberinusdash-and-dot goatfish
  (Lacépéde)saramulyete
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Paropecoelus palawanensis (Palawan) 
 
Parupeneus indicus (Shaw)Indian goatfish
 Status: nativesaramulyete
Environment marine 
 Digenea 
 Paropecoelus palawanensis (Palawan) 
 
Parupeneus macronema long-barbel goatfish 
  (Lacépéde)(-)
Status: native 
Environment marine 
 Isopoda 
 Renocila richardsonae (Jolo) 

FAMILY EPHIPPIDAE

Platax orbicularis (Forsskäl)batfish
 Status: nativebayang155
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Monogenea 
 Allometabenedeniella orbicularis (Luzon) 
Caballerocotyla philippina (Luzon) 
Neobenedenia manilae (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 

FAMILY SCATOPHAGIDAE

Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus)spotted scat
 Status: nativekikiro, kitang
Environment: marine 
 Ciliophora 
 Trichodina sp. (Panay) 
Mastigophora 
 Amyloodinium sp. (Panay) 
Microspora 
 Microsporidia gen. sp. (Panay) 
Digenea 
 Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) 
Waretrema piscicola (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Monogenea gen. sp. (Panay) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Acanthocephala 
 Acanthocephala gen. sp. (-) 
Filisoma rizalinum (Luzon) 
Copepoda 
 Caligus sp. (Panay) 
Isopoda 
 Isopoda gen. sp. (Panay) 
Remarks: Juveniles are found in fresh and brackish water.

FAMILY CHAETODONTIDAE

Chaetodon collare Blochredtail butterflyfish
 Status: native(-)
Environment: marine 
 Myxozoa 
 Pentacapsula muscularis (-) 
 
Parachaetodon ocellatussixspine butterflyfish
  (Cuvier)ikuran, paru-paru
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hurleytrematoides malabonensis (Luzon) 
Paracryptogonimus manilensis (Luzon) 

123 Additional Tagalog common names include “katuyot” and “matang pusa.”

124 The local common name is from the Ilokano dialect.

125 Additional Tagalog common names include “kigting,” “lubo” and “sigapo.”

126 Additional Tagalog common names include “abo-abo,” “buluan” and “puol.”

127 Additional Tagalog common names include “bungao,” “gagaong,” “gunggong” and “tutot”

128 Possible incorrect host listing.

129 Possible incorrect host listing.

130 The English common name is provided by Herre and Umali (1948).

131 Possible parasite misidentification.

132 Additional Tagalog common names include “langaray” and “suga.”

133 Possible nomen nudum.

134 Other Tagalog common names include "algudon," "pelyan" and "rigudon."

135 The English common name is provided by Herre and Umali (1948).

136 Other Tagalog common names include “mamsa,” “pinkit” and “simbad.”

137 The English common name is provided by Herre and Umali (1948).

138 The English common name is provided by Herre (1953).

139 Additional Tagalog common names include “banlog,” “malapandong dilau,” “talingan” and “talakitok.”

140 Additional Taglalog common names include “atulay,” “bakutut,” “balangoan,” “malaguno” and “pak-an.”

141 Additional Tagalog common names include “atulay,” “dularo,” “lapis,” “malaguno,” “pakan,” “pipikan,” “talang-talang,” “talang-talapya,” “talapya,” “talipa” and “talupak.”

142 The English common name is provided by Herré (1953).

143 Additional Tagalog common names include “bunutan,” “mapuao” and “tingin.”

144 Additional Tagalog common names include “chabita,” “sapatero,” “tabas” and “tsabita.”

145 Additional Tagalog common names include “malaway” and “sapsap.”

146 The English common name is provided by Herre and Umali (1948).

147 Additional Tagalog common names include “matangal” and “maya-maya.”

148 Additional Tagalog common names include “bitilla” and “maya-maya.”

149 Additional Tagalog common names include “alsis,” “dapak” and maya-maya.”

150 Additional Tagalog common names include “dapak” and “pulahan.”

151 Additional Tagalog common names include “bambañgin” and “maya-maya.”

152 Additional Tagalog common names include “aguot” and “ibalay.”

153 Additional Tagalog common names include “bakokong moro” and “gaud-gaud.”

154 The English common name is provided by Herre and Umali (1948).

155 Additional Tagalog common names include “dahong gabi” and “darapugan.”


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