Leiopotherapon plumbeus
Species of ray-finned fish
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Leiopotherapon plumbeus, known commonly as the silver perch,[1] 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.[1]
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| Leiopotherapon plumbeus being sold in a Philippine market. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Leiopotherapon |
| Species: | L. plumbeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiopotherapon plumbeus (Kner, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Datnia plumbea Kner, 1864 | |
Description
This species reaches 16 centimeters in maximum length.[2]
Behavior
The species exhibits paternal care, as the male guards and tends the eggs.[2]
Uses
Conservation
Populations have declined due to overfishing.[3] In 1991 it was the most abundant fish in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines; by 2002 it was the third most abundant. Sedimentation and pollution contribute to the population drop in the lake.[4]
The fish is being reared in captive breeding projects, in which it grows well on a diet of prawn food and tubifex worms.[3] It is dosed with hormones to induce spawning.[5]
Gallery
Ayungin found in Lake Buhi, Camarines Sur.
This species, known locally as 'ayungin', is a common food fish in the country.
