Sinarapan – The World’s Smallest Commercial Fish
The sinarapan (Mistichthys luzonensis) is the world’s smallest commercially-harvested fish located only in the Philippines. They are endemic to the Bicol Region, specifically in Lake Buhi, Lake Bato, Bicol River and other bodies of water in Camarines Sur province.
Sinarapan is a type of goby and they are transparent, except for the black eyes. The fish have an average length of 12.5 millimeters. Males are smaller than females.
Today, the sinarapan are threatened with extinction due to over fishing.
Aside from the sinarapan, Lake Buhi is also home for other marine species such as the Irin-irin (Redigobius dispar), Dalag (Channa striata), Puyo (Anabas testudines), Kotnag (Hemiramphus sp.), Burirawan (Strophidon sathete) and native catfish (Clarias sp.). Other fishes are introduced to boost the fishery industry such as the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis
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