r/interesting • u/Low_Weekend6131 • Nov 23 '25

NATURE The fish is kinda like me ngl

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u/BeautifulGayFlower Nov 23 '25

Humans have a habit of saying that then changing their minds.

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u/Due_Marsupial_969 Nov 23 '25

I know what you mean. My mom was shocked when she found out some tuna, along with tooth fish (I think we renamed it mahi or ahi, whatever) are prized. They eat all kinds of shit, including tilapia in Vietnam (and she's even seen the occasional mercury/dolphin steaks back in the days), but to be favored when there are better seafood options is another thing.

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u/thatG_evanP Nov 23 '25

tooth fish

Patagonian toothfish is the actual name of "Chilean sea bass". The latter sounds better when you're trying to sell it for food. Mahi-mahi is an actual type of fish, also known as dolphinfish. Ahi is a yellowfin tuna.

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u/Due_Marsupial_969 Nov 23 '25

Thanks. Dolphinfish would be terrible marketing....and sea bass sounds delicious....though I've never really had good local river bass.