Common name | Baga-baga |
Language | Tagalog |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Philippines |
Locality | Zambales |
Ref. | Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | color pattern(s) |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | General name given to all species of Family Holocentridae. '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. |