Dilis Fish

Description:

Anchovies are a family (Engraulidae) of small, common salt-water forage fish. The 144 species are placed in 17 genera; they are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish.
Dilis is a popular fish in the Philippines.  Dried dilis are  a great snack, but this fish is also used in soups, broths and other dishes. 

 

Dalagang Bukid Fish

Description:

The fish Dalagang bukid got its name from the Philippine legend because of its red underside which resembles a saya or tapis of farm girls in the fields. Red is a Filipino favorite esp. in Southern tagalog areas. Even men’s trousers were common to be colored red in Rizal and Laguna provinces but calling them Binatang Bukid defeats Pinoy romanticism.

This fish is quite flat and suitable for broiling and grilling.
 

 

Danggit

Description:

Danggit is the local Philippine name for a fish also known the rabbitfish or spinefoot (part of the Siganus family). Other local names include samaral, taragbago, kitang, or tabago. It can be eaten fresh or dried; dried and salted danggit is a popular Filipino food and is well known as a product of Cebu. When fried, it becomes crispy, and is often eaten dipped in vinegar (sukang pinakurat).

 

Goldfish

Description:

The goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish.

 

Molmol

Description:

This is an “Isdang Bato,” literally a “Fish of the Stone” which in turn means Coral Fish.

 

Red Tilapia

Description:

The Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, is a species of tilapia, a cichlid fish native to Africa from Egypt south to East and Central Africa, and as far west as Gambia. It is also native to Israel, and numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range  It is also commercially known as mango fish, nilotica, or boulti. The first name leads to easy confusion with another tilapia traded commercially, the mango tilapia (Sarotherodon galilaeus)

 

blue mackerel scad

Description:

Galunggong is a very popular fish in the Philippines. It is usually pan-fried and served with white rice. 

In English the galunggong fish has been known as the blue mackerel scad, round scad or as the shortfin scad, but these names have been applied to other fish of the Decapterus family as well.