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.
Origin
Chinaman + 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.
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