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Around 2,000 species of fish are found in Philippine waters. The largest fish is the whale shark, which measures 590 feet. The smallest fish is the pygmy goby fish (Pandaka pygmaea) which measures 9.6 millimeters. The tabios, which is a fresh water fish, is about 3 to 4 millimeters long.

Other fishes in the Philippines are the milkfish (the national fish), catfish, galunggong, tilapia, sinarapan, dilis, isdang dilat, mayamaya, ulo-ulo, biya, and lapu-lapu.

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