Manila, July 2 -- The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Wednesday said it will monitor and mitigate the possible effects of the presence of tinfoil barb or "alien fish" in Laguna de Bay.

The BFAR made the remark after biologists from the Ateneo de Manila University warned of its potential threat to the population of native fish in the area.

The tinfoil barb or Barbonymus schwanenfeldii has orange fins and a tail with a silver appearance.

"DA-BFAR will continue to conduct assessments and implement immediate mitigation strategies as well as monitor the extent of the tinfoil barb population, evaluate its ecological interactions, and identify possible sources of introduction," it said in a sta...