Common name | Biang bato |
Language | Tagalog |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Philippines |
Locality | |
Ref. | Herre, A.W.C.T. and A.F. Umali, 1948 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'bia' is the general name given to all species of Family Gobiidae occurring in Philippine waters; 'bato', i.e., rock; 'biang bato', i.e., 'bia ng bato', i.e., rock goby. |