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List of Dangerous Fishes reported from Philippines
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Table 1: 339 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 28 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 11 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 378 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 2: 28 species possibly present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Danger
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus achillesquestionable Achilles tang Indangan traumatogenic 
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus milvusquestionable   traumatogenic 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Brevitrygon imbricataquestionable Bengal whipray  venomous 
Lamniformes Cetorhinidae Cetorhinus maximusquestionable Basking shark  traumatogenic 
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Clupanodon thrissaquestionable Chinese gizzard shad Gizzard shad reports of ciguatera poisoning 
Anguilliformes Congridae Conger congerquestionable European conger Obud reports of ciguatera poisoning 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Glyphis gangeticusquestionable Ganges shark  traumatogenic 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Synanceiidae Inimicus filamentosusquestionable Two-stick stingfish  venomous 
Lamniformes Lamnidae Isurus paucusquestionable Longfin mako  traumatogenic 
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Lagocephalus inermisquestionable Smooth blaasop Butete poisonous to eat 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Synanceiidae Minous monodactylusquestionable Grey stingfish  venomous 
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 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei 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 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Pterois milesquestionable Devil firefish  venomous 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Scorpaenopsis cirrosaquestionable Weedy stingfish  venomous 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Scorpaenidae Scorpaenopsis gibbosaquestionable Humpbacked scorpionfish  traumatogenic 
Acanthuriformes Siganidae Siganus doliatusquestionable Barred spinefoot Danggit venomous 
Acanthuriformes Siganidae Siganus stellatusquestionable Brown-spotted spinefoot Danggit-boras 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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