Hello everyone, this is another summary of the other aquatic fauna that we have also encountered during the several river treks that we've conducted in the past years in several locations within the province of Cebu. Some of these species are native and introduced and most of them has significance to the aquarium industry. Below are their scientific and common names with the corresponding location/s where we've spotted them.
1.) Ambassis interrupta - Long-spined glass perchlet
Badian and Dalaguet.
2.) Ambassis nalua - Scalloped perchlet
Badian, Dalaguet and Balamban.
3.) Anguilla malgumora - Indonesian longfinned eel
Badian.
4.) Antennarius biocellatus - Freshwater Frogfish
Badian.
Note: This species was spotted far from the river mouth, dwelling in fast flowing waters.
5.) Channa striata - Chevron Snakehead
Cebu City, Carcar and Balamban.
6.) Chelonodon patoca - Milkspotted puffer fish
Badian and Ginatilan.
Note: This puffer can be kept in a Brackish aquarium and does well fed with small aquatic organisms.
7.) Clarias batrachus - Asian Walking Catfish
Cebu City, Carcar, Balamban, Toledo etc.
8.) Crenimugil heterocheilos - Half fringelip mullet
Dalaguet and Balamban.
9.) Lutjanus argentimaculatus - Red Datnoid
Badian, Asturias and Dalaguet.
Note: Red Datnoids are not true Datnoids bur are related to them.
10.) Microphis brachyurus - Short-tailed pipefish
Badian.
Note: Swims more often and effortless that the other commonly encountered species.
11.) Microphis leiaspis - Barhead pipefish
Dalaguet, Balamban, Asturias and Samboan.
Mostly a bottom dweller and has been observed feeding on eggs directly from berried shrimps.
12.) Periophthalmus argentilineatus - Barred mudskipper
Badian, Toledo, Dalaguet and all river deltas visited.
13.) Poecilia reticulata - Wild Guppy
Seen in almost all bodies of water visited.
14.) Scatophagus argus - Red/Green Scat
Sogod, Badian, Dalaguet and Ginatilan.
15.) Stegastes otophorus - Freshwater Gregory/Damsel
Badian.
Note: This is a rare species of Damselfish and has been spotted once in Badian. The specimen collected did pretty well in a slightly brackish aquarium.
16.) Terapon jarbua - Target fish
Badian, Ginatilan and Samboan.
17.) Toxotes jaculatrix - Banded Archer fish
Dalaguet.
Note: Abundant in Dalaguet and have not been spotted elsewhere, but reports says that this species can also be seen in Consolacion, north of Cebu.
18.) trichogaster trichopterus - Three Spot Gourami
Balamban.
19.) Xiphophorous helleri - Red Swordtail
Tabunan.
Note: Several variety and morph have been spotted in the rivers of Tabunan including the tuxedo, green and apple swordtails.
20.) Zenarchopterus dispar - Feathered river-halfbeak
Seen in all river deltas visited.
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