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平鯛

へだい、ヘダイ
silver sea bream (Sparus sarba)
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瘤鯛

こぶだい
(adult male) Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus)
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薔薇笛鯛

ばらふえだい、バラフエダイ
two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
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武鯛

不鯛
ぶだい、ブダイ
Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)
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石笛鯛

いしふえだい、イシフエダイ
small-toothed jobfish (Aphareus furca)
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鯛の尾より鰯の頭

exp
たいのおよりいわしのかしら
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
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笛奴鯛

ふえやっこだい、フエヤッコダイ
longnose butterfly fish (Forcipiger flavissimus, species of butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific); forcepsfish
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石垣鯛

いしがきだい、イシガキダイ
rock porgy (Oplegnathus punctatus); spotted knifejaw
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腐っても鯛

exp
くさってもたい
something that is not what it once was but it is still high class; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
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天竺鯛

てんじくだい、テンジクダイ
vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch; coral fish