Freshwater Fish Species in Taal (Bombon) Lake [Southern Luzon, Philippines]

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Fish Species in Taal Lake Third largest lake in the Philippines with total length of 27 km (north to south), a width of up to 20 km and roughly 120 km of coastline.The out flow o the lake is through the Pansipit River which drains into Balayan Bay to the southwest.
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=52]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Ambassis buruensis

Ambassidae

demersal

9 TL

3.4

native

Ambassis gymnocephalus

Ambassidae

demersal

16 TL

3.2

native

Ambassis miops

Ambassidae

demersal

11 TL

3.5

native

Ambassis urotaenia

Ambassidae

demersal

14 TL

3.6

native

Anguilla marmorata

Anguillidae

demersal

200 TL

3.3

native

Apogon hyalosoma

Apogonidae

demersal

17 TL

4.0

native

Apogon thermalis

Apogonidae

reef-associated

8 TL

3.4

native

Atherinomorus balabacensis

Atherinidae

pelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Atherinomorus endrachtensis

Atherinidae

pelagic

11 TL

3.4

native

Awaous ocellaris

Gobiidae

demersal

13 TL

2.8

native

Caranx ignobilis

Carangidae

reef-associated

170 TL

4.4

native

Caranx sexfasciatus

Carangidae

reef-associated

120 TL

4.5

native

Carassius auratus auratus

Cyprinidae

demersal

59 TL

2.0

introduced

Channa striata

Channidae

benthopelagic

122 TL

3.7

introduced

Chanos chanos

Chanidae

benthopelagic

220 TL

2.0

native

Clarias batrachus

Clariidae

demersal

47 TL

3.3

introduced

Gerres filamentosus

Gerreidae

demersal

35 TL

3.1

native

Glossogobius biocellatus

Gobiidae

demersal

12 TL

3.0

native

Glossogobius celebius

Gobiidae

demersal

18 TL

3.4

native

Glossogobius giuris

Gobiidae

demersal

61 TL

4.3

native

Gnatholepis volcanus

Gobiidae

demersal

10 TL

3.2

native

Gobiopterus stellatus

Gobiidae

demersal

3 TL

3.0

native

Hippichthys heptagonus

Syngnathidae

demersal

19 TL

3.3

native

Hyporhamphus quoyi

Hemiramphidae

pelagic

39 TL

3.0

native

Kuhlia marginata

Kuhliidae

demersal

30 TL

3.4

native

Leiopotherapon plumbeus

Terapontidae

demersal

16 TL

3.3

native

Liza melinoptera

Mugilidae

demersal

37 TL

2.3

native

Liza subviridis

Mugilidae

demersal

49 TL

2.0

native

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Lutjanidae

reef-associated

150 TL

3.9

native

Megalops cyprinoides

Megalopidae

pelagic

150 TL

3.3

native

Mugilogobius piapensis

Gobiidae

demersal

8 TL

3.2

native

Nomorhamphus vivipara

Hemiramphidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.4

native

Oligolepis acutipennis

Gobiidae

demersal

15 TL

4.0

native

Omobranchus ferox

Blenniidae

demersal

8 TL

2.7

native

Ophieleotris aporos

Eleotridae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

74 TL

2.0

introduced

Oxyurichthys microlepis

Gobiidae

demersal

14 TL

3.3

native

Pandaka pygmaea

Gobiidae

demersal

2 TL

3.3

native

Poecilia reticulata

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.2

native

Poecilia sphenops

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

introduced

Pomacentrus tripunctatus

Pomacentridae

reef-associated

10 TL

2.0

native

Redigobius bikolanus

Gobiidae

demersal

5 TL

4.5

native

Redigobius roemeri

Gobiidae

demersal

6 TL

4.3

native

Rhinogobius flavoventris

Gobiidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Sardinella tawilis

Clupeidae

pelagic

16 TL

3.2

endemic

Scatophagus argus

Scatophagidae

demersal

38 TL

2.7

native

Sillago sihama

Sillaginidae

demersal

37 TL

3.4

native

Terapon jarbua

Terapontidae

demersal

36 TL

3.4

native

Toxotes jaculatrix

Toxotidae

pelagic

30 TL

2.6

native

Trichogaster pectoralis

Belontiidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.2

introduced

Zenarchopterus buffonis

Hemiramphidae

pelagic

23 TL

3.2

native

Zenarchopterus dispar

Hemiramphidae

pelagic

19 TL

3.1

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 27.02.02.