| Common name | Baga-baga |
| 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 | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | General name given to all species of Family Holocentridae occurring in Philippine waters. 'baga', i.e., lungs, but also red glowing charcoal and an abscess or tumor; 'baga-baga', may mean that the fish has features which resembles either of the three but most probably refers to its color pattern. |