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Laguna de Bay: Total area: 93,000 ha; depth: 2.8 m; located in Luzon Island of the Philippines. Third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia; and hosts 34 species of zooplanktons and 33 fish species, 14 of which are indigenous and 19 are exotic or introduced. Lake Lanao: Located in Lanao del Su...

Laguna de Bay: Total area: 93,000 ha; depth: 2.8 m; located in Luzon Island of the Philippines. Third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia; and hosts 34 species of zooplanktons and 33 fish species, 14 of which are indigenous and 19 are exotic or introduced. Lake Lanao: Located in Lanao del Sur in Mindanao Island; surface area: 34,000 ha; maximum depth: 112 m: one of the 15 ancient lakes in the world; home to 18 endemic species of cyprinid fish and 42 endemic freshwater crab species Taal lake: Located in the Province of Batangas; surface area: 23,420 ha; maximum depth: 198 m; at center lies a volcano island with its crater lake considered as the world’s “largest lake on an island in a lake on an island;” host to the world’s famous freshwater sardine (Sardinella tawilis) locally known as tawilis. Lake Mainit: : Located in northeast Mindanao and bounded by Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte Provinces; surface area: 17,340 ha; maximum depth: 223 m; haven to 12 species of fish, 2 of which are endemic, i.e. bolinao (Neostethus thessa) and baguan (Hypseleotris agilis). Naujan Lake: Located in the Island of Mindoro; surface area: 8,125 ha; lowest depth: 50 m; habitat of the endangered freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) and several commercially important species of fish, i.e. Mugil dussmiere (local name: banak), Chanos chanos (milkfish or bangus), Caranx sexfasciatus (talakitok), a species of shrimp (Atya sp.) and bivalve Corbiculla sp. (tulya). Buluan Lake: Bordered by Maguidanao and Sultan Kudarat Provinces; surface area: 6,134 ha; elevation: 4.3 m; home to the country’s nine commercially important fish species, i.e. climbing gourami (Anabas testudineus), snakehead murrel (Channa striata), milkfish (Chanos chanos), walking catfish (Clarias batrachus), common carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio), sundari bele (Glossogobius giuris), Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus), spotted barb or common barb (Puntius binotatus), snakeskin gourami (Trichopodus pectoralis). •Pantabangan Lake: Earth-filled embankment on Pampanga River, located in Nueva Ecija Province; surface area: 5,293 ha; elevation: 232 m; provides water mainly for irrigation and hydro-electric power generation. Lake Bato: Located in Camarines Sur Province; surface area: 2,810 ha; depth: 8 m. Pulangi Lake: Artificial lake created by a Hydroelectric project on the Pulangi River in Bukidnon Province; Area: 1,985 ha. Lake Buhi: Located in Camarines Sur Province; surface area: 1,707 ha; average depth: 8 m; one of the few habitats of the world’s smallest commerciallyharvested fish Mistichthys luzonensis (local name: sinarapan).