| Nombre común | Baga-baga |
| Lengua | Tagalog |
| Tipo | Vernacular |
| Nombre comercial oficial | No |
| Fila | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| País | Philippines |
| Localidad | |
| Referencia | Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948 |
| Estadio de desarrollo | juveniles and adults |
| Sexo | females and males |
| Base | color pattern(s) |
| Primer modificador | |
| Segundo modificador | |
| Observaciones | General name given to all species of Family Holocentridae occurring in Philippine waters. 'baga', i.e., lungs, but also red glowing charcoal; 'baga-baga', may mean that the fish has features which looks like lungs or charcoal but most probably refers to its color pattern. |