Yes, the lapu lapu IS a fish!
The kingdom of the Lapu-Lapu fish is Animalia, as they belong to the animal kingdom. They are further classified under the phylum Chordata, class Actinopterygii, order Perciformes, and family Lutjanidae. Lapu-Lapu fish are also known as snappers.
for dried lapu lapu fish, you could easily check it's black spotted skin.
cromileptes altivelis
chuka chuka!!
Actually Lapu-Lapu being killed by a fisherman is just an old Filipino joke. Lapu-Lapu besides the hero of Mactan is also a specie of a fish. That's why when someone asks who killed Lapu-Lapu, the answer would be fisherman or a cook as they were pertaining to the fish and not Lapu-Lapu the hero itself.
Epinephelus morio - scientific name of lapu-lapu...look at red grouper wikipedia
For food. Aside from being the name of Mactan's hero, lapu-lapu is also a type of fish in the Philippines/For the food of the chief!
It's called "LAPU LAPU" because it's red so people from earlier times rearranged the letters instead of calling it "PULA PULA" they changed it into LAPU LAPU.
Si Lapu lapu, Mao na ang nag patay ni Magellan, ang ang patay ni Lapu lapu ay si fisherman, gi pana og gi kilaw na pagka human
Arrow of Lapu-Lapu's ally and finishes with the sword of Lapu-Lapu.
who is lapu lapu as a hero?
lapu-lapu died in a...........