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HOST-PARASITE LIST (Cont.)

FAMILY CICHLIDAE

Oreochromis mossambicusMossambique tilapia
  (Peters)(-)
Syn.: Tilapia mossambica (Peters) 
Status: exotic 
Environment: fresh water; brackish water, marine 
 Ciliophora 
 Epistylis sp. (Luzon) 
Ichthyophthirius sp. (Luzon) 
Trichodina compacta (Luzon) 
T. heterodentata (Luzon) 
Trichodina sp. (Luzon) 
Trichodinella sp. (Luzon) 
Mastigophora 
 Oodinidae gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Digenea 
 Orientocreadium batrachoides metacercaria (Luzon - experimental) 
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Cichlidogyrus sclerosus (Luzon) 
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) 
Monogenea gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Branchiura 
 Argulus indicas (Luzon) 
Remarks: Native to southern Africa, Mossambique tilapia were introduced from Thailand for aquaculture in 1950 and are now found throughout the country (Froese and Pauly 1996). A freshwater species, this fish can be reared under hypersaline conditions.
 
Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)hybrid tilapia,
  x Oreochromis niloticusred tilapia
niloticus (Linnaeus)(-)
Status: exotic 
Environment: freshwater 
 Ciliophora 
 Ichthyophthirius sp. (Luzon) 
Trichodina sp. (Luzon) 
Mastigophora 
 Oodinidae gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) 
Remarks: Natividad (1987) noted that the red tilapia was introduced during the 1950s or 60s.
 
Oreochromis niloticus niloticusNile tilapia
  (Linnaeus)pla-pla, tilapia
Syn.: Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus) 
Status: exotic 
Environment: fresh water, brackish water 
 Ciliophora 
 Apiosoma sp. (Luzon, Mindano, Panay) 
Epistylis sp. (Luzon) 
Ichthyophthirius sp. (Luzon) 
Trichodina centrostrigata (Luzon, Mindanao) 
T. compacta (Luzon) 
T. heterodentata (Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan) 
T. siluri (Luzon)156 
T. velasquezae (Panay) 
Trichodina sp. (Luzon, Panay) 
Trichodinidae gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Tripartiella spatula (Luzon, Panay) 
T. tilapiae (Panay) 
Mastigophora 
 Cryptobia branchialis (Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, Panay) 
Oodinidae gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Digenea 
 Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (Luzon) 
Digenea gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Transversotrema patialense (Luzon, Palawan, Panay) 
Monogenea 
 Cichlidogyrus longicornis (Luzon, Mindanao) 
C. sclerosus (Luzon, Mindanao) 
C. tiberianus (Luzon, Mindanao) 
C. tilapiae (Luzon, Mindanao) 
Cichlidogyrus sp. (Luzon) 
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) 
Enterogyrus cichlidarum (Luzon) 
Gyrodactylus niloticus (Luzon) 
G. shariffi (Panay) 
Gyrodactylus sp. (Luzon, Panay) 
Mollusca 
 Cristaria plicata (Luzon) 
Copepoda 
 Caligus epidemicus (Luzon, Panay) 
 Lamproglena monodi (Luzon) 
Isopoda 
 Alitropis typicus (Luzon) 
 Gnathiidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Remarks: Native to Africa, the Nile tilapia was introduced in 1970 and 1973 from Thailand and Israel (Froese and Pauly 1996). Stocks occurring in natural waters are not pure, having interbred extensively with Oreochromis mossambicus (see Macaranas et al. 1986).
 
Petrochromis orthognathusplain mouth
  Matthespetrochromis157
Status: exotic(-)
Environment: fresh water 
 Ciliophora 
 Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Luzon - aquarium) 
Remarks: An African cichlid, this aquarium fish does not occur in the natural waters of the Philippines.
 
Tilapia zillii (Gervais)redbelly tilapia
 Status: exotic(-)
Environment: fresh water, brackish water 
 Ciliophora 
 Trichodina compacta (Luzon) 
T. heterodentata (Luzon) 
Trichodina sp. (Luzon) 
Trichodinella sp. (Luzon) 
Tripartiella tilapiae (Luzon) 
Mastigophora 
 Kinetoplastida gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Monogenea gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Remarks: An African cichlid, the redbelly tilapia was introduced in 1973 from Israel for aquaculture (Froese and Pauly 1996). It has probably not established in native waters.
 
Tilapia sp.tilapia
 Status: exotic 
Environment: fresh water 
 Digenea 
 Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Cichlidogyrus sclerosus (Luzon) 
Branchiura 
 Argulus sp. (-) 
 
 “tilapia”, “colored tilapia” 
Status: exotic 
Environment: fresh water 
 Ciliophora 
 Trichodina sp. (Luzon) 
Digenea 
 Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Cichlidogyrus sp. (-) 

FAMILY POMACENTRIDAE

Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier)banded damsel
  Syn.: Pomacentrus fasciatus Cuvier(-)
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Copepoda 
 Caligidae gen. sp. (Sanguisiapo) 

SUBORDER MUGILOIDEI

FAMILY MUGILIDAE

Liza subviridis (Valenciennes)greenback mullet
  Syn.: Mugil dussumieri Valenciennesbanak
Status: native 
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine 
 Digenea 
 Haplorchis yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) 
Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon) 
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon, Mindanao?) 
Pygidiopsis genata metacercaria (Luzon) 
P. marivillai metacercaria (Luzon) 
Stellantchasmus falcatus metacercaria (Luzon) 
Stictodora guerreroi metacercaria (Luzon) 
S. manilensis metacercaria (Luzon) 
 
Mugil cephalus Linnaeusflathead mullet
 Status: nativealigasin, banak, talilong
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine 
 Mastigophora 
 Amyloodinium ocellatum (Panay) 
Digenea 
 Carassotrema philippimnse (Mactan, Palawan) 
Copepoda 
 Caligus sp. (Panay) 
Remarks: The flathead mullet is an anadromous species.
 
Mugil sp.mullet
 Status: nativebanak
Environment: fresh water, brackish water; marine 
 Ciliophora 
 Apiosoma sp. (Luzon) 
Chilodonella sp. (Luzon) 
Trichodina sp. (Luzon) 
Digenea 
 Transversotrema patialense (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon) 
 
 “mullet,” “banak,” “talilong” 
Status: native 
Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine 
 Digenea 
 Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (-) 
Branchiura 
 Argulus sp. (-) 

SUBORDER POLYNEMOIDEI

FAMILY POLYNEMIDAE

Eleutheronema tetradactylum fourfinger threadfin (Shaw)bikaw, mamali
 Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Remarks: Fourfinger threadfin also enter rivers. 

SUBORDER LABROIDEI

FAMILY LABRIDAE

Bodianus mesothorax
(Bloch and Schneider)
splitlevel hogfish
(-)
 Syn.:
Lepidaplois mesothorax
(Bloch and Schneider)
 Status: native
 Environment: marine
  Digenea
   
Scaphanocephalus adamsi metacercaria (Luzon - aquarium)

Cheilio inermis (Forsskäl)cigar wrasse
(-)
 Status: native
 Environment: marine
  Digenea
   Lecithophyllum cheilionis (Palawan)

Choerodon anchorago (Bloch)orange-dotted tuskfish
(-)
 Status: native
 Environment: marine
  Digenea
   Macvicaria longisaccus (Palawan)

Oxycheilinus diagrammus (Lacépède)cheeklined wrasse mulmul
 Syn.:Cheilinus diagrammus (Lacépède)
 Status: native
 Environment: marine Digenea
 Transversotrema haasi (Cebu, Mindoro)
 
Xyrichtys sp.(-)
 Syn.:Iniisttus sp.(-)
 Status: native
 Habitat: marine
 Isopoda
 Cymothoa stromatei (Panay)

FAMILY SCARIDAE

Scarus festivus Valenciennes(-)
Syn.: Scarus lunula (Snyder)mulmol
 Status: native
  Environment: marine
   Digenea
    Transversotrema haasi (-)158

SUBORDER GOBIOIDEI FAMILY ELEOTRIDAE

FAMILY GOBIIDAE

Butis amboinensis
(Bleeker)
olive flathead-gudgeon
biang sunog159
 Status: native
 Environment: freshwater, brackish water, marine
  Digenea
   Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon &/or Mindanao)
Eleotris fusca
(Schneider and Forster)
dusky sleeper
mulug1160
 Status: native
 Environment: brackish water, fresh water
  Digenea
   Torticaecum nipponicum (Palawan)
Eleotris melanosoma Bleekerbroadhead sleeper161
virot162
 Status: native
 Environment: brackish water, fresh water
  Nematoda
   Aonchotheca philippinensis larva (Luzon)
Hypseleotris bipartita Herre(-)
 Syn.:Apogon sp. auctorumbagsit,
 Status: nativemaringyan163
 Environment: fresh water, brackish water
 Nematoda
  Aonchotheca philippinensis larva (Luzon)
  Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon)
Ophieleotris aporos
(Bleeker)
snake-headed gudgeon
bangayngay164
 Syn.:Ophiocara aporos (Bleeker)
 Status: native
 Environment: fresh water
  Digenea
   Echinochasmus novalichesensis (Luzon)
   Stictodora guetreroi metacercaria (Luzon)
   S. tanayensis metacercaria (Luzon)
  Copepoda
   Lernaea sp. (Luzon)

FAMILY GOBIDAE

Acentrogobius janthinopterus
(Bleeker)
brook goby165
biang sapa
 Syn.:Creisson validus Jordan and Seale
 Status: native
 Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine
  Digenea
   Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon)
 
Remarks: Herre (1953) listed Creisson validus as a synonym of C. janthinopterus. Froese and Pauly (1996) list the valid name for this species as Acentrogobius janthinopterus.
Chonophorus melanocephalus
(Bleeker)
rock goby166
biang bato
 Status: native
 Environment: freshwater
  Nematoda
   Aonchotheca philippinensis larva (Luzon)
   Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon)
Glossogobius biocellatus
(Valenciennes)
sleeper
biang tulog
 Status: native
 Environment: marine, brackish water, fresh water
  Digenea
   Neochasmus microvatus (Luzon)
   Opegaster minima (Luzon) 
  Copepoda
   Lernaea cyprinacea (Luzon)
 Remarks: Intertidal, entering estuaries, lagoons and coastal rivers.

Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton)tank goby
 Status: nativebiyang puti167
 Environment: fresh water, brackish water, marine
  Digenea
   Azygia pristipomai (Luzon)
   Carneophallus brevicaeca (Luzon)
   Centrocestus caninus metacercaria (Luzon)
   Digenea gen. sp. (Luzon)
   Echinochasmus novalichesensis (Luzon)
   Erilepturus lemeriensis (Luzon)168
   Haplorchis pumilio metacercaria (Luzon)
   Neochasmus microvatus (Luzon)
   Opegaster minima (Luzon)
   Orientocreadium batrachoides (Luzon)
   Posthodiplostomum grayi metacercaria (-)
   Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon)
   Prosorhynchus crucibulum (Luzon)
  Cestoda
   Bothriocephalus sp. (Luzon)
   Cestoda gen. sp. (Luzon)
   Proteocephalus sp. (Luzon)
  Nematoda
   Ascaridida gen. sp. larva (Luzon)
   Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Luzon)
  Copepoda
   Ergasilus philippinensis (Luzon)
   Lernaea cyprinacea (Luzon)
   L. lophiara (Luzon)
Oxyurichthys microlepislong-finned goby169
  (Bleeker)talimusak
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
 
Sicyopterus sp.(-)
 Status: nativeipon170
Environment: brackish water 
 Nematoda 
 Aonchotheca philippinensis larva (Luzon) 

SUBORDER ACANTHUROIDEI

FAMILY SIGANIDAE

Siganus argenteusstreamlined spinefoot
  (Quoy and Gaimard)barangan, samaral
Syn.: Teuthis rostrata (Valenciennes) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hemiurus sigani (-) 
Hexangium sigani (Luzon) 
Remarks: Velasquez (1974, 1975a) listed Teuthis rostrata as a synonym of Siganus fuscescens .
 
Siganus canaliculatuswhite-spotted spinefoot
  (Park)barangan, samaral
Syn.: Siganus oramin (Bloch and Schneider) 
Amphacanthus oramin Bloch and Schneider 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hexangium sigani (Palawan) 
Nematoda 
 Procamallanus sp. (Palawan) 
Acanthocephala 
 Diplosentis amphacanthi (Mindanao) 
 
Siganus fuscescensmottled spinefoot
  (Houttuyn)barangan, samaral
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Gyliauchen papillatus (-) 
Hexangium sigani (-) 
 
Siganus guttatusorange-spotted spinefoot
  (Bloch)barangan, samaral
Syn.: Teuthis concatenata (Valenciennes) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Ciliophora 
 Trichodina sp. (Panay) 
Digenea 
 Hemiurus sigani (-) 
Hexangium sigani (Samar) 
Nematoda 
 Nematoda gen. sp. (Panay) 
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) guttatusi (Panay) 
Copepoda 
 Ergasilus rotundicorpus (Panay) 
Caligus sp. (Panay) 
 
Siganus javus (Linnaeus,)streaked spinefoot
  Syn.: Teuthis javus Linnaeusbarangan, samaral
Amphacanthus javus (Linnaeus) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Haplorchis pumilio metacercaria (Luzon) 
H. yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) 
Heterophyopsis expectans metacercaria (Luzon) 
Hexangium sigani (Luzon) 
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
 
Siganus spinus (Linnaeus)little spinefoot
  Syn.: Siganus striolatusbarangan, samaral
 (Günther) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hemiurus sigani (Palawan) 
Hexangium sigani ((Palawan) 
Nematoda 
 Procamallanus sp. (Palawan) 
 
Siganus virgatusbarhead spinefoot
  (Valenciennes)barangan
Syn.: Teuthis virgata (Valenciennes) 
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Monogenea 
 Ancyrocephalus manilensis (Luzon - aquarium) 
Aspinatrium virgatarum (Luzon - aquarium) 
Remarks: This species has been reported to enter fresh water.
 
Siganus sp.(-)
 Status: nativesamaral
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Microspora 
 Microsporidia gen. sp. (Visayan islands) 
Digenea 
 Hexangium sigani (-) 

FAMILY ACANTHUMDAE

Acanthurus lineatus (Linneaus)lined surgeonfish
 Status: nativeindangan, labahita
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Megasolena acanthuri (-) 
  
Acanthurus triostegusconvict surgeonfish
  (Linnaeus)indangan, labahita
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hysterolecitha acanthuri (Samar) 
  
Acanthurus sp.(-)
  Syn.: Teuthis sp.samaral
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon, Mindoro) 
Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) spiralis (Luzon) 
  
Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker)sleek unicornfish
 Status: nativeisdang ilong
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Lecithocladium chingi (Mactan) 
Prosogonotrema bilabiatum (Mactan) 
  
Naso unicornis (Forsskäl)bluespine unicornfish
 Status: nativebakwak171
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Hexangium leptosomum (Palawan) 
  
Naso vlamingiibignose unicornfish
  (Valenciennes)isdang ilong
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea
 Cleptodiscus bulbosus (Mactan) 
Lecithocladium chingi (Mactan) 
Preptetos caballeroi (Mactan) 
Prosorchiopsis aluterae (Mactan) 

SUBORDER SPHYRAENOIDEI

FAMILY SPHYRAENIDAE

Sphyraena jello Cuvierpickhandle barracuda
 Status: nativeasugon, tursilyo
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Pseudopecoeloides carangis (Palawan) 
 
Sphyraena langsar Bleekerlangsar barracuda172
 Status: nativedumbusan, tursilyo
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Prosorhynchoides philippinorum (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 
Remarks: The taxonomic status of this species is questionable (E. Capuli, ICLARM, Manila, pers. comm.).
 
Sphyraena sp.barracuda
 Status: nativetursilyo
Environment:marine
 Digenea 
 Didymozoon bravohollisae (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Tristomella pricei (Visayan islands)173 

SUBORDER SCOMBROIDEI

FAMILY TRICHIURIDAE

Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeuslargehead hairtail
  Syn.: Trichiurus haumela (Forsskäl)espada174
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Digenea 
 Plerurus digitatus (Palawan) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Camallanus ( Camallanus ) marinus (Palawan) 

FAMILY SCOMBRIDAE

Euthynnus affinis (Cantor)kawakawa
  Syn.: Euthunnus yaito Kishinouyekatsarita175
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Didymozoidae gen. sp. (Palawan) 
Lecithochirium magnaporum (Palawan) 
Prosorhyncoides sibi (Palawan) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 
Spinitectus palawanensis (Palawan) 
 
Rastrelliger brachysomashort mackerel
  (Bleeker)alumahan176
Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Monogenea 
 Eyelavera typica (Luzon) 
Kuhnia scombercolias (Negros) 
K. sprostonae (Negros) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Panay) 
 
Rastrelliger faughni Matsuiisland mackerel
 Status: nativebulao-bulao177
Environment: marine 
 Monogenea 
 Eyelavera typica (Luzon) 
Pseudoanthocotyle pavlovskyi (Cebu, Luzon, Palawan) 
 
Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier)Indian mackerel
  Syn.: Rastrelliger chrysozonus (Rüppell)alumahan178
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Lecithocladium angustiovum (Luzon, Visayan islands) 
Monogenea 
 Eyelavera typica (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Panay) 
 
Scomberomorus commersonnarrow-barred
  (Lacépède)Spanish mackerel
Status: nativetanguigue179
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 
Anisakis sp. larva (Luzon) 

SUBORDER ANABANTOIDEI

FAMILY ANABANTIDAE

Anabas testudineus (Bloch)climbing perch
 Status: nativeliwalo180
Environment: brackish water, fresh water 
 Digenea 
 Centrocestus caninus metacercaria (Luzon) 
Clinostomidae gen. sp. (-) 
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
? P. varium metacercaria (Luzon) 
Stellantchasmus falcatus metacercaria (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Camallanus ( Zeylanema ) anabantis (Luzon) 
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (-) 
Copepoda 
 Lernaea cyprinacea (Luzon) 
L. lophiara (Luzon - experimental) 

FAMILY BELONTIIDAE

Sphaerichthys osphromenoideschocolate gourami
  Canestrini(-)
Status: exotic 
Environment: fresh water 
 Nematoda 
 Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon - aquarium) 
Remarks: Native to Malaysia and Indonesia, this aquarium species does not occur in Philippine natural waters.
  
Trichogaster lalia (Hamilton)dwarf gourami
  Syn.: Colisa lalia (Hamilton)(-)
Status: exotic 
Environment: fresh water 
 Monogenea 
 Heteronchocleidus sp. (Luzon - aquarium) 
Digenea 
 Ascocotyle sp. metacercaria (Luzon - aquarium) 
Remarks: Native to South Asia, this aquarium species does not occur in Philippine natural waters.
 
Trichogaster pectoralissnakeskin gourami
  (Regan)guraming Siam
Status: exotic 
Environment: fresh water 
 Ciliophora 
 Trichodina sp. (Luzon) 
Cestada 
 Cestoda gen sp. (Luzon 
Nematoda 
 Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Remarks: Snakeskin gourami are native to Thailand and Indo-China. They were introduced from Bangkok to Luzon Island in 1938 (Herre 1953).
 
Trichogaster trichopterusthree spot gourami
  (Pallas)(-)
Status: exotic 
Environment: fresh water 
 Ciliophora 
 Trichodina heterodentata (Luzon) 
Remarks: Three spot gourami are self-reproducing in Philippine natural waters. They were recorded as being introduced from Borneo into a crater lake on Cagayan Sulu Island, Sulu Province prior to 1909, with a subsequent introduction from Thailand occurring in 1938 (see Herre 1953).

SUBORDER CHANNOIDEI

FAMILY CHANNIDAE

Channa striata (Bloch)snakehead murrel
  Syn.: Ophicephalus striatus Blochdalag181
Status: native 
Environment: fresh water 
 Apicomplexa 
 Sporozoa gen. sp. (-) 
Ciliophora 
 Apiosoma sp. (Luzon) 
Chilodonella sp. (Luzon) 
Epistylis sp. (Luzon) 
Trichodina sp. (Luzon) 
Digenea 
 Centrocestus caninus metacercaria (Luzon) 
Clinostomoides brieni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Clinostomum complanatum metacercaria (Luzon) 
C. philippinensis metacercaria (Luzon, Mindanao) 
Clinostomum sp. metacercaria (Luzon) 
Clinostomidae gen. sp. (-) 
Digenea gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Diplostomulum sp. metacercaria (Luzon) 
Euclinostomum multicaecum metacercaria (Luzon) 
Haplorchis pumilio metacercaria (Luzon) 
H. taichui metacercaria (Luzon, Mindanao?) 
H. yokogawai metacercaria (Luzon) 
Neodiplostomum sp. metacercaria (Luzon) 
Opegaster minima (Luzon) 
Posthodiplostomum grayi metacercaria (-) 
Posthodiplostomum sp. metacercaria (-) 
Procerovum calderoni metacercaria (Luzon) 
Monogenea 
 Gyrodactylus sp. (Luzon) 
Cestada 
 Cestoda gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Camallanus sp. (Luzon) 
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (Luzon) 
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Neocamallanus ophicephali (Luzon) 
Hirudinea 
 Piscicola sp. (-) 
Branchiura 
 Argulus indicas (Luzon) 
Argulus sp. (Luzon) 
Copepoda 
 Lernaea cyprinacea (Luzon) 
Lernaea sp. (Luzon) 
Remarks: Froese and Pauly (1996) noted that the snakehead murrel was introduced (source and year unknown) for aquaculture purposes. Herre (1953), however, indicates that this species is native to the Philippines, occurring in almost all freshwater lakes and streams throughout the country.

ORDER PLEURONECTIFORMES

SUBORDER PSETTOIDEI

FAMILY PSETTODIDAE

Psettodes erumeiIndian spiny turbot
  (Bloch and Schneider)dapa182
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Prosorhynchus longus (Luzon) 
Rhipidocotyle laruei (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 

SUBORDER PLEURONECTOIDEI

FAMILY PARALICHTHYIDAE

Pseudorhombus javanicusJavan flounder
  (Bleeker)dapa
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Philometra lateolabracis (Palawan) 

FAMILY SOLEIDAE

Synaptura sorsogonensis Evermann and Seale(-)
 Status: nativedapa
Environment: marine 
 Digenea 
 Didymozoidae gen. sp. (Luzon) 
Nematoda 
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon) 

ORDER TETRAODONTIFORMES

SUBORDER BALISTOIDEI

FAMILY BALISTIDAE

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatusyellowmargin
  (Rüppell)triggerfish
Syn: Balistes flavimarginatuspapakol
 Rüppell 
Status: native 
Environment: marine 
 Copepoda 
 Caligus productus (Tapul) 

SUBORDER TETRAODONTOIDEI

FAMILY TETRAODONTIDAE

Arothron manilensisnarrow-lined puffer
  (de Procé)(-)
 Syn.: Tetrodon manilensis de Procé 
 Status: native 
Environment: marine, brackish water 
 Copepoda 
 Lernanthropus musca (Luzon) 
Penella sagitta (Luzon) 
 
Arothron mappa (Lesson)map puffer
 Status: native(-)
Environment: marine 
 Nematoda 
 Philometra robusta (Tawi-Tawi) 

FISHES OF UNCERTAIN TAXONOMIC AFFINITY

"boloan"
 Nematoda
 Anisakidae gen. sp. larva (Luzon)
 
"snapper"
 Isopoda
 Renocila richardsonae (Bubuan)
 
"fish"
 Ciliophora
 Epistylis sp. (-)
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (-)
Trichodina acuta (-)
T. heterodentata (-)
Trichodina sp. (Luzon)
Trichodinella carpi (-)
Mastigophora
 Cryptobia sp. (-)
Ichthyobodo sp. (-)
Trypanosoma sp. (-)
Myxozoa
 Henneguya sp. (-)
Myxobolus sp. (-)
Digenea
 Carneophallus brevicaeca (-)
Clinostomum sp. metacercaria (-)
Digenea gen. sp. metacercaria (-)
Heterophyidae gen. sp. metacercaria (Mindanao)
Neochasmus microvatus metacercaria (-)
Orientocreadium batrachoides (-)
Strigeidae gen. sp. metacercaria (Mindanao)
Monogenea
 Cichlidogyrus sclerosus (-)
Cichlidogyrus sp. (-)
Dactylogyrus sp. (Luzon)
Gyrodactylus sp. (-)
Monogenea gen. sp. (Luzon)
Cestoda
 Lytocestus sp. (-)
Proteocephalus sp. (-)
Acanthocephala
 Acanthogyrus sp. (-)
Filisoma rizalinum (Luzon)
Neoechinorhynchus octonucleatus (Luzon)
Nematoda
 Camallanidae gen. sp. (Mindanao)
Camallanus sp. (-)
Gnathostoma spinigerum larva (-)
Neocamallanus ophicephali (-)
Nematoda gen. sp. (Luzon)
Procamallanus sp. (-)
Terranova gen. sp. (Palawan)
Hirudinea
 Piscicola sp. (-)
Branchiura
 Argulus sp. (Luzon)
Copepoda
 Ergasilus sp. (-)
Lernaea cyprinacea (-)
Lernaea sp. (Luzon)
Isopoda
 Alitropus typicus (-)
Cymothoa eremita (Bubuan)
Elthusa propinqua (Sombrero)

156 Tentative parasite identification.

157 The English common name is provided by Axelrod et al. (1989).

158 Possible host misidentification.

159 Additional Tagalog common names include “kaple” and “susunog.”

160 The local common name is in from Bikolano dialect

161 The English common name is provided by Smith and Heemstra (1986).

162 The local common name is from the Ilokano dialect

163 Herre (1953) provided the Bikol name “maringyan”; more recently, Cross and Basaca-Sevilla (1989) used the name “bagsit”.

164 Additional Tagalog common names are “bakulihan,” “dalagan,” “palawan,” “paluwon” and “simanwar.”

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

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

167 Additional Tagalog common names include “bato,” “bia” and “dapal.”

168 Possible host misidentification.

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

170 The local name is from the Ilokano dialect

171 The common name comes from the Visayan dialect

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

173 Possible host misidentification.

174 Additional Tagalog common names include “laying” and “pinka.”

175 Additional Tagalog common names include “katsot,” “katsoreta,” “kucharita,” “tulingang puti” and “tuliñgan.”

176 Additional Tagalog common names include “hasa-hasa” and “kabalyas.”

177 The common name comes from the Visayan dialect

178 Additional Tagalog common names include “hasa-hasa” and “lumahan.”

179 Additional Tagalog common names include “maladyong,” “tangigi” and “tangingii.”

180 Additional Tagalog common names include “martiniko,” “puyo” and “tinikan.”

181 Additional Tagalog common names include “bakule,” “bulig,” “bundaki” and “bundalag.”

182 Additional Tagalog common names include “dalapang tangkao” and “kalangkao.”


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