The only live “ludong” or “The President’s Fish” in captivity at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources research center finally got company as some 40 fingerlings of the fish are also already being cultured at the BFAR.
            The ludong or banak (Cestreus plicailis) is known as “The President’s Fish” as it is the most expensive fish of the Philippines at about P4,000 a kilo. It is very rare and very elusive and is known for its unique taste and peculiar aroma.
            Westly Rosario, BFAR’s interim executive director and the research center’s chief, said “eldest” ludong (mullet) and  the 40 fingerlings donated by Dr. Lino Edralim Lim last January, are undergoing morphological identification (physical traits) and then will also undergo DNA fingerprinting. Read more