Fishing in Philippines
119 species across 63 spots
Philippines offers fishing across 63 spots with 119 species in marine, freshwater, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
World‑renowned marine sanctuary with pristine coral walls where Malayan chromis congregate in large schools around steep drop‑offs.
Popular dive and fishing hub; silver tilefish are common around the limestone cliffs and sandy channels.
Rocky outcrops and sandy patches host sizable Tophat gurnard during the pre-monsoon surge.
119
Species
63
Spots
Species
119
Malayan chromis
Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
marine
Grammistes macrophthalmus
Grammistes macrophthalmus
Erisphex philippinus
Erisphex philippinus
marine
Barbodes baoulan
Barbodes baoulan
freshwater
Dwarf threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensoides
marine, brackish
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
freshwater
Yongeichthys criniger
Yongeichthys criniger
marine, brackish
Cebu shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cebuanus
marine
Magnificent dottyback
Pseudochromis magnificus
marine
Racing-stripe snubnose goby
Pseudogobius rhizophora
marine, brackish
Frillfin goby
Bathygobius soporator
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yaeyama blenny
Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
marine
Black-streaked monocle bream
Scolopsis taeniata
marine
Apogon latus
Apogon latus
marine
Gliocladium borysseviczii
Gliocladium borysseviczii
Red goatfish
Mullus auratus
marine
Eyestripe surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
marine
Largehead hairtail
Trichiurus lepturus
marine, brackish
Castelnau's herring
Herklotsichthys castelnaui
marine, freshwater, brackish
Branchiostegus argentatus
Branchiostegus argentatus
marine
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
marine
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
marine
Vincent's sillago
Sillago vincenti
marine, brackish
Longspine grunt
Rhencus macracanthus
marine, brackish
Spotted croucher
Caracanthus madagascariensis
marine
Microcharacidium gnomus
Microcharacidium gnomus
freshwater
Charax unimaculatus
Charax unimaculatus
freshwater
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
marine, freshwater, brackish
African pompano
Alectis ciliaris
marine
Fan-bellied leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis
marine
Bearded roguefish
Tetraroge barbata
marine, freshwater, brackish
Monterey Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus concolor
marine, brackish
Largemouth black bass
Micropterus salmoides
freshwater
Short mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
marine, brackish
Bank butterflyfish
Prognathodes aya
marine
Circle-cheek wrasse
Halichoeres miniatus
marine
Zebra blenny
Istiblennius zebra
marine
Scatty
Scatophagus tetracanthus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Edmondson's pipefish
Halicampus edmondsoni
marine
Speartail mudgoby
Oxyurichthys lonchotus
marine
Spotbelly tonguefish
Symphurus monostigmus
marine
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
marine
Bigeye gurnard
Pterygotrigla jacad
marine
Yellow barred pygmygoby
Trimma luteum
marine
Tophat gurnard
Lepidotrigla macracaina
marine
Great anchovy
Stolephorus balinensis
marine
Smooth puffer
Lagocephalus laevigatus
marine, brackish
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
marine, freshwater, brackish
Golden eye jobfish
Pristipomoides flavipinnis
marine
Celebes razorfish
Iniistius celebicus
marine
Festive ribbonfish
Eutaeniophorus festivus
marine
Baldwin's razorfish
Iniistius baldwini
marine
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
marine, brackish
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson
marine
Pacific red snapper
Lutjanus peru
marine
Slender snipefish
Macroramphosus gracilis
marine
Pygmy poacher
Odontopyxis trispinosa
marine
Yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus latus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Striped clingfish
Diademichthys lineatus
marine
Assessor randalli
Assessor randalli
marine
Rathbunella alleni
Rathbunella alleni
marine
American halfbeak
Hyporhamphus meeki
marine, freshwater, brackish
Kimberley blenny
Cirripectes alleni
marine
Brunei dartfish
Navigobius vittatus
marine
Makassar anchovy
Encrasicholina sigma
marine
Acrostalagmus galeoides
Acrostalagmus galeoides
Two-stick stingfish
Inimicus filamentosus
marine
Acanthopagrus swinhonis
Acanthopagrus swinhonis
Ercolania boodleae
Ercolania boodleae
Freckled tonguefish
Symphurus nebulosus
marine
Tigertooth croaker
Otolithes ruber
marine, brackish
Longfin grouper
Epinephelus quoyanus
marine
Halimochirurgus alcocki
Halimochirurgus alcocki
marine
Soldier croaker
Nibea soldado
marine, freshwater, brackish
Sleepy goby
Psammogobius biocellatus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Annandale's skate
Rajella annandalei
marine
Gorgasia japonica
Gorgasia japonica
marine
Yellow podge
Pseudogramma xantha
marine
Giant wrymouth
Cryptacanthodes giganteus
marine
Andamia amphibius
Andamia amphibius
marine
Yano's starry goby
Asterropteryx atripes
marine
Eleotris bosetoi
Eleotris bosetoi
freshwater
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
marine, freshwater, brackish
Yellow Puffer
Tetraodon lunaris
Coastal waters, reefs
Korean seerfish
Scomberomorus koreanus
marine
Lebranche mullet
Mugil liza
marine, freshwater, brackish
Chocolate pipefish
Syngnathus euchrous
marine
Pacific beardfish
Polymixia berndti
marine
Platform goby
Pinnichthys prolata
marine
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Golden redbait
Emmelichthys struhsakeri
marine
Yellow goosefish
Lophius litulon
marine
Scomberomorus saevus
Scomberomorus saevus
Whitefin Kingfish
Carangoides equula
Pachyrhynchus schoenherri
Pachyrhynchus schoenherri
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Bluespot mullet
Moolgarda seheli
marine, freshwater, brackish
Parajulis poecilepterus
Parajulis poecilepterus
marine
Tail-eye cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus ocellicaudus
marine
Ninja lanternshark
Etmopterus benchleyi
marine
Clown wedgefish
Rhynchobatus cooki
marine
Banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata
marine
Acrostalagmus fragrans
Acrostalagmus fragrans
Yellow-spotted skate
Okamejei hollandi
marine
Panna croaker
Panna microdon
marine, brackish
African Threadfish
Alectis alexandrina
Chinese seerfish
Scomberomorus sinensis
marine, freshwater, brackish
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
marine
Chameleon sand tilefish
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
marine
Peristedion riversandersoni
Peristedion riversandersoni
marine
Palauan primitive cave eel
Protanguilla palau
marine
Cinnamon flounder
Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus
marine
Mud grouper
Epinephelus randalli
marine
Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
freshwater, brackish
Burmese bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium burmense
marine
Enneapterygius sheni
Enneapterygius sheni
marine
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
marine
Small-eyed abyssal eel
Haptenchelys parviocularis
marine
Cinder cloudy catshark
Scyliorhinus hachijoensis
marine