Kugtong (the biggest coral-dwelling fish) is a local term for an unusually large grouper or Lapu Lapu/pugapo fish found in the waters of Cebu island. One popular version is the Kugtong in General Milling Corporation located in Lapu-Lapu City. This Kugtong is said to be large enough to devour a human being.

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Kaliwatan sa isda ang Kugtong (Epinephelus lanceolatus) [2]. Una ning gihulagway ni Bloch ni adtong 1790. [3] Ang Kugtong sakop sa kahenera nga Epinephelus, ug kabanay nga Serranidae. [2] [4] Giklaseklase sa IUCN ang kaliwatan sa madutlan. …

The Big mouth fish locally called KUGTONG or Giant grouper Lapu lapu.

2019年1月29日 · I am a witness of a pair of giant lapulapu (kugtong) in Sablayan Occidental Mindoro caught by local fishermen sometime in 1982. I had been hearing kugtong since childhood, a threat to fishermen and picnickers because it could swallow a whole human being, and here with my own eyes the kugtong in Lola Basiang’s story is true after all.

2022年7月28日 · Although “Kugtong” is a Visayan term for large grouper fish, its name has a mythical significance in the legend of the giant “Oro” fish that bears this city’s name.

kúgtong (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

The breeding of the giant grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus, the largest species of the delectable fish locally known as lapu-lapu, pugaro, or kugtong, is being closely studied at the station. A successful breeding program for the giant grouper is hoped to pave the way for the sustainable farming of the sought-after fish commonly eaten steamed ...

2018年5月13日 · Alcantara is a 5th class municipality located at the western coast of Cebu. It used to be called 'Kugtong' after a large fish that is said to have thrived in these parts.

2015年7月8日 · “The Giant Grouper washed ashore at the shoreline of Brgy Taboc, Libertad, Antique last July 7, 2015. Locally known as pugaro, bayat or kugtong in Kinaray-a, the Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) weighs 176 kilograms and 7 feet long from mouth to the caudal fin. A child can fit inside the mouth of the grouper.”