| Common name | Baka-bakahan |
| 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 | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | mod. for affinity |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | General name given to some species belonging to the family Ostraciidae; listed in Ref. 393. 'baka', i.e., cow; 'bakahan', i.e., a cow ranch, but denotes likeness to when used as a modifier to the root word 'baka'. |