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List of Dangerous Fishes reported from Philippines
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Table 1: 323 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 34 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 4 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 361 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 2: 34 species possibly present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name Danger
Perciformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus achillesquestionable Achilles tang Indangan traumatogenic 
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetobatus ocellatusquestionable Ocellated eagle ray  traumatogenic 
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus milvusquestionable   traumatogenic 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Brevitrygon imbricataquestionable Bengal whipray  venomous 
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster coronataquestionable Crowned puffer  other 
Lamniformes Cetorhinidae Cetorhinus maximusquestionable Basking shark  traumatogenic 
Clupeiformes Clupeidae Clupanodon thrissaquestionable Chinese gizzard shad Gizzard shad reports of ciguatera poisoning 
Anguilliformes Congridae Conger congerquestionable European conger Obud reports of ciguatera poisoning 
Perciformes Acanthuridae Ctenochaetus strigosusquestionable Spotted surgeonfish Mangangadlit reports of ciguatera poisoning 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Glyphis gangeticusquestionable Ganges shark  traumatogenic 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon akajeiquestionable Whip stingray Pagi venomous 
Scorpaeniformes Synanceiidae Inimicus filamentosusquestionable Two-stick stingfish  venomous 
Lamniformes Lamnidae Isurus paucusquestionable Longfin mako  traumatogenic 
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Lagocephalus inermisquestionable Smooth blaasop Butete poisonous to eat 
Scorpaeniformes Synanceiidae Minous monodactylusquestionable Grey stingfish  venomous 
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Myliobatis tobijeiquestionable Japanese eagle ray  traumatogenic 
Torpediniformes Narkidae Narke dipterygiaquestionable Numbray  other 
Rajiformes Rajidae Okamejei boesemaniquestionable Boeseman's skate  other 
Rajiformes Rajidae Okamejei hollandiquestionable Yellow-spotted skate  other 
Rajiformes Rajidae Okamejei kenojeiquestionable Ocellate spot skate  other 
Orectolobiformes Orectolobidae Orectolobus japonicusquestionable Japanese wobbegong Pating traumatogenic 
Orectolobiformes Orectolobidae Orectolobus ornatusquestionable Ornate wobbegong  traumatogenic 
Scorpaeniformes Tetrarogidae Paracentropogon rubripinnisquestionable   venomous 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Pardachirus marmoratusquestionable Finless sole  other 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Pateobatis bleekeriquestionable Bleeker's whipray  venomous 
Rhinopristiformes Pristidae Pristis pectinataquestionable Smalltooth sawfish  traumatogenic 
Scorpaeniformes Scorpaenidae Pterois milesquestionable Devil firefish  venomous 
Scorpaeniformes Scorpaenidae Scorpaenopsis cirrosaquestionable Weedy stingfish  venomous 
Scorpaeniformes Scorpaenidae Scorpaenopsis gibbosaquestionable Humpbacked scorpionfish  traumatogenic 
Perciformes Siganidae Siganus doliatusquestionable Barred spinefoot Danggit venomous 
Perciformes Siganidae Siganus rivulatusquestionable Marbled spinefoot Danggit venomous 
Squatiniformes Squatinidae Squatina japonicaquestionable Japanese angelshark  traumatogenic 
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Takifugu rubripesquestionable Japanese pufferfish  poisonous to eat 
Torpediniformes Narkidae Temera hardwickiiquestionable Finless sleeper ray  other 
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