Common name | Tong sat |
Language | Cantonese |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Hong Kong |
Locality | |
Ref. | Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Tong', i.e., pond; 'sat', i.e., bugs; 'tong sat', i.e., implying that this fish is as commonly found in ponds as are bugs in the air. |