Therapon

Leiopotherapon plumbeus

Vulnerable Fish of Philippine Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

Leiopotherapon plumbeus, known commonly as the silver perch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae, the grunters. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is called ayungin, bugaong, bigaong, and bagaong.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Leiopotherapon
Maximum length: 15.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Luzon, Philippines.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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