What Is The Name Of This Fish
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page 0 · 32 posts · 28 participants
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This is a high-engagement, off-topic discussion thread where a user asks for the identification of a large fish (a stingray) they caught. The conversation quickly evolves into a mix of identification, cultural references to Nigerian names, and warnings about the fish's venomous tail, rather than a serious agricultural problem-solving session.
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“In Ibibio Language we call it Ikpam. When dried, it goes well with afang or Editan soup.”
“Na the poisonous sting of this fish kill the popular Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin.”
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“It's a Sting Ray...It's venomous too”
Unclassified: cultural_food_preferences
page 1 · 32 posts · 29 participants
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This thread is a casual, multi-lingual discussion where forum members debate the name and nature of a specific fish (likely a stingray) shown in an unprovided image. The conversation ranges from identifying the species in various Nigerian languages to discussing its edibility, danger, and cooking methods, with no commercial intent or agricultural production advice.
“This is definitely not OFIRIMA SIKAM SAKAM As a Rivers man My Igbo brethren calls it ASU EGBE”
“It's a type of Ray. Either a stingray or a Skate. Google it up”
“I usually buy it at Betterlife fish market in Makoko and fish market in Apapa”
Unclassified: Discussion of fish identification, local names (Ofirima, Ajibete, Lasun Ray, Nkukang, Rejapa), culinary preferences, and the physical danger of the barb.
page 2 · 32 posts · 25 participants
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This is a lively discussion thread where users identify a fish species (Stingray/Manta Ray) based on an image, debating its toxicity, culinary uses, and connection to the death of Steve Irwin. The conversation includes personal anecdotes about fishing markets, comparisons of taste between stingray and catfish, and geographical sourcing within Nigeria.
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“Better life!!! You just make me remember my grannie, holidaying at her place, she will be like... Oya wear your slippers make we go "deeperlife" go buy fish.”
“Naso my brother....I kinda like the market. Despite the distance to my house. I still go there to buy fish on Sunday morning or best in the evening ,....my favorite fish Fresh red snapper, fresh eel, Eja osan , freshly smoked ray fish , tiger prawns , giant crabs , obokun , freshly smoked Abo ......”
Unclassified: Discussion of fish identification, toxicity (poison vs venom), and culinary preferences.
page 3 · 32 posts · 14 participants
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This thread is a general knowledge discussion about identifying a specific fish (stingray/apatamaja), its culinary uses, and its dangerous tail. The conversation quickly devolves into a lengthy, heated theological debate regarding Islamic dietary laws versus Biblical/Jewish laws on seafood consumption, with users quoting scripture and arguing about religious texts.
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“The back is rough like stone. I have eaten this kind as a sea fish.”
“Just one powerful jab of that tail to your chest or any part of your body and you're dead. This is what killed Steve Irwin the great Aussie stunts man a few years ago.”
“Ofirima has one of the best taste and goes well with traditional soup”
“NOT ALL WATER-GAME is permissible to be eaten. NOT ALL!”
Unclassified: Theological debate between Christian and Muslim users regarding dietary laws and the authenticity of religious texts.