Aside from the South China Sea, Taal Lake also provides a source of freshwater fishes to the country. The lake is home to "Sardinella tawilis" or simply "tawilis", a species of freshwater sardine that is endemic to the lake. Taal Lake also provides farmed "Chanos chanos" or "bangus". There is also a good volume of "Oreochromis niloticus niloticus" and "Oreochromis aureus", both locally called "tilapia". It is ecologically important to note that neither "bangus" nor "tilapia" are native to the lake. Thus they are considered an invasive species to the lake.