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Chinamanfish
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English
Etymology
en Chinaman + en fish: the fish is relatively harmless in Chinese waters, but frequently toxic in Australia. Perhaps Chinese immigrants were noted for eating it when other Australians wouldn't.
Noun
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en AU A type of snapper native to the western Pacific, Symphorus nematophorus species, which is a commercial food fish in some areas, but ciguatoxic in others.
en galloper
en Snappers