spatula

A fish slice (or turner) is used, not only with fish, but for turning anything in a frying pan. Although a fish slice may be considered a type of spatula, the spatula used for scraping sauce out of a pan is not generally used in Thai cooking.

More on fish slices and spatulas:

• http://www.deliaonline.com/equipment/slices-spatulas-and-tongs.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_slice_(kitchen_utensil)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatula