COMMON NAME

LOCAL NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

FEEDING HABIT

RANGE OF HABITAT

REMARKS

Fish (9)

Freshwater Goby

Wadingan

Rhinogobius sp.

Feeds on small invertebrates and phytoplanktons

Freshwater

Indigenous

Giant Mottled Eel

Basangalan

Anguilla marmorata

Feeds on a wide range of prey, especially crabs, frogs and fish

Marine; brackish; freshwater

Indigenous

Shortfin Eel

Lutnak

Anguilla bicolor

Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and mollusks.

Marine; brackish; freshwater

Indigenous

Red-tailed Goby

Tibek

Sicyopterus lagocephalus

Feeds on adhesive algae

Marine; brackish; freshwater

Indigenous

Loach Goby

Kampa

Rhyacichthys aspro

Feeds on algae and diatoms

Marine; brackish; freshwater

Indigenous

Nile Tilapia

Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

Feeds mainly on phytoplankton or benthic algae

Marine; brackish; freshwater

Introduced

Mosquito Fish

Tamtampi

Gambussia affinis

Feeds on zooplankton, small insects and detritus

Freshwater; brackish

Introduced

Japanese Rainbow Goby

Dapil

Lentipes armatus

Feeds on small invertebrates and planktons

Marine; brackish; freshwater

Indigenous

Tank Goby

Bunog

Glossogobius giuris

Feeds on small insects, crustaceans and small fish

Marine; brackish; freshwater

Indigenous

Crustacean (4)

Madagascar Scale Prawn

Udang

Macrobrachiumlepidactylus

Consume algae, planktonic organisms, small muscle pieces of their own kind or fish etc.

Freshwater; brackish

Indigenous

Wood Shrimp

Kinod

Atyopsis moluccensis

Consume algae, planktonic organisms, small muscle pieces of their own kind or fish etc.

Freshwater; brackish

Indigenous

Freshwater Prawn

Tangad

Macrobrachium sp.

Consume algae, planktonic organisms, small muscle pieces of their own kind or fish etc.

Freshwater; brackish

Indigenous

Freshwater Crab

Gakki

Sundathelphusa sp.

Omnivorous scavengers but some are opportunistic carnivores

Freshwater

Indigenous

Gastropod (1)

Mahogany Trumpet Shell

Agudong

Melanoides maculate

Detritus feeders

Freshwater

Indigenous