This study is concerned with the distribution and relative abundance of the species of families Nemipteridae and Carangidae, including size composition, length-weight relationship, sex ratio and gonadal maturity of Nemipterus oveni (Bleeker) and Selaroides leptolepis Cuvier and Valenciennes.
The nemipterids (family Nemipteridae) comprised 12 percent and the carangids (family Carangidae) 2.5 percent of the total food fish caught during the whole survey period. Both groups have seasonal abundance with peaks in December for nemipterids and in August for carangids.
Both are widely distributed in the Visayan Sea. The nemipterids, however, are abundant at 90 meters to 140 meters and the carangids at 20 meters to 50 meters. The nemipterids were most abundant at the eastern tracks located northeast and northwest of Guintacan Island and southwest of Gigantangan Island. The carangids are concentrated in the western tracks, particularly near Panay, Sicogon and Pan de Azucar Islands.