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 Fish name in Cantonese, Cantonese and/or fish expert needed

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Nitrous
post Mar 14 2018, 04:49 PM

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QUOTE(Allen.89 @ Mar 14 2018, 04:11 PM)
I only know some (Jyutping not sure, I just give simple pronunciation instead):

Common Snakehead/Snakehead Murrel > 生鱼 (Shēng yú) > 生魚 (Saang Yu)

Catfish > 鲶鱼 (Nian yu) > 鮎魚/鯰魚 (Nim Yu)

Asian Redtail Catfish > 白须公 (Bái xū gōng) > 白鬚公 (baak sou gung)

Walking Catfish > 塘虱 (Táng shī) > 塘蝨 (tong sat)

Tilapia > 非洲鱼 (Fēizhōu yú) > 非洲魚 (fei zau yu), 金鳳魚 (gam fung yu)

Marble Goby > 笋壳鱼 (Sǔn ké yú), 顺壳鱼 (Shùn ké yú) > 筍殼 (sun hok, soon hock)

Asian Swamp Eel > 黄鳝 (Huángshàn), 鳝鱼 (Shàn yú) > 黃鱔 (wong sin), 鱔 (sin)

Asian Sea Bass/Barramundi > 金目鲈 (Jīn mù lú), 石甲 (Shí jiǎ) > 金目鱸 (gam muk lou), 石甲 (sek gaap)

Chinese Silver Pomfret > 斗鲳 (Dòu chāng) > 斗底 (dau dai)

Silver Pomfret > 白鲳 (Bái chāng), 银鲳 (Yín chāng) > 白䱽 (baak cong)

Black Pomfret > 黑鲳 (Hēi chāng) > 黑鯧 (haak cong)

Snubnose Pompano > 金鲳 (Jīn chāng) > 金鯧 (gam cong)

Stingray > 魟鱼 (Hōng yú), 魔鬼鱼 (Mó guǐ yú) > 鯆魚 (Pou Yu), 魔鬼魚 (Mo Gwai Yu)

Spotted Coral Grouper > 七星斑 (Qī xīng bān), 太星斑 (Tai xīng bān) > 七星斑 (cat sing baan)

Leopard Coral Grouper > 东星斑 (Dōng xīng bān ), 西星斑 (Xi xīng bān) > 東星斑 (dung sin baan),
西星斑 (sai sing baan)
P.S. Most likely to refers as 東星斑 (dung sin baan) as 西星斑 (sai sing baan) refers to few other groupers.

Humpback Grouper > 老鼠斑 (Lǎoshǔ bān), 驼背鲈 (Tuóbèi lú) > 老鼠斑 (lou syu baan)

Giant Grouper > 鞍帶石斑魚(Ān dài shí bān yú), 龙旦 (Lóng dàn) > 龍躉 (lung dan)

Brown Marbled Grouper > 老虎斑 (lǎo hǔ bān) > 老虎斑 (lou fu baan)

Dragon Tiger Grouper > 龙虎班 (Lóng hǔ bān) > 龍虎斑 (lung fu baan)

Blackfin Wolf Herring > 西刀鱼 (Xī dāo yú) > 西刀魚 (sai dou yu)

Grass Carp > 鲩鱼 (Huàn yú), 油鲩 (Yóu huàn) > 皖魚 (Waan Yu, Wan Yue)

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