鯛

emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

blue green damselfish (Chromis viridis); blue-green chromis

spotted scat (Scatophagus argus); green scat; red scat

decorative fish displayed during festive occasions

Food, cooking

tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice

red sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

spotstripe snapper (species of fish, Lutjanus ophuysenii)

Proverb

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira); bluestripe seaperch

humpnose big-eye bream (Monotaxis grandoculis); bigeye emperor

stout chromis (Chromis chrysura)

sapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea)

whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus); humbug dascyllus; banded dascyllus; white-tailed damselfish

chinamanfish (Symphorus nematophorus)

man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovii)

Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)

mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus); mangrove red snapper

spottedtail morwong (Goniistius zonatus)

two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)

gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata)

Proverb

good food requires good company; eaten alone, even sea bream does not taste well

Rare term

black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)