Seafood

Golden Threadfin Bream

A slender pink-red Golden Threadfin Bream with a distinct yellow longitudinal stripe.

繁體中文: 紅衫魚（紅衫）
English: Golden Threadfin Bream
Bahasa Indonesia: Golden Threadfin Bream (紅衫魚) — ikan merah muda bergaris kuning
Tagalog: Golden Threadfin Bream (紅衫魚) — kulay rosas na isda na may dilaw na guhit

What is it?

AFCD maps 紅衫魚 to Golden threadfin bream, Nemipterus virgatus; Hong Kong markets also shorten it to 紅衫.

How to identify it

Check the slender pink body, yellow line from head toward tail, pointed head and forked tail; red colour alone is insufficient.

Slender pink-red body
Distinct yellow stripe along the side
Pointed head and forked tail

Common confusion

Golden Threadfin Bream is slender with a yellow stripe; groupers are more robust, larger-mouthed and variably patterned.

Common Hong Kong household uses

Confirm the dish, quantity and cut with the employer before preparation, then cook thoroughly.

Preparation or handling

Keep raw seafood separate from cooked food, use separate boards and knives, wash hands and contact surfaces, clean it for its type, and cook thoroughly.

Storage

Refrigerate promptly in a covered container at 4°C or below, under cooked food. Fresh fish has clear full eyes, red moist gills and firm flesh; discard cloudy or sunken eyes, brown dry gills, soft flesh or a strong off-odour.

Helper tip

Check the whole form, freshness and stall label; if uncertain, photograph it for the employer.

What Ma’am or Sir may say

買兩條紅衫魚，劏好。

The employer wants this seafood item and requires the fish or shellfish and stall label to be checked.

Useful market phrase

唔該要兩條紅衫。

Does the image look correct?

Last reviewed

2026-08-24