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There are an estimated 23,000 varieties of fish, of which about 40% live in the salt water (Salzwasser) of the world's oceans and seas. The other 60% are fresh-water (Süsswasser) varieties. (Only a few types of fish—eel, salmon—can live in both fresh and salt water.) We don't list all 23,000 Fischarten here in our Lexikon, but you'll find most of the common fish and marine animals. This annotated English-German Lexikon is in alphabetical order, by English name. Also see the German-English version.
| Kinds of Fish • Fischarten Annotated English-German Glossary |
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| ENGLISH | DEUTSCH | Latein - Latin |
| abalone | das Seeohr | Haliotis tuberculata |
| albacore | der weiße Thun | Thunnus alalunga |
| anchovy | die Anschovis (-) die Sardelle (-n) |
Engraulidae |
| anemone (fish), sea anemone |
die Seeanemone (-n) | Amphiprion percula |
| barbel | die Barbe | Barbus barbus |
| barracuda | der Barrakuda (-s) | Thyrsites atun |
| bass | der Barsch | Perca fluviatilis |
| bleak | die Laube die Ukelei |
Alburnus alburnus |
| bream | die Brachse Blei, Brasse, Breitling |
Abramis brama |
| brook trout brook char |
die Bachforelle/ der Bachsaibling |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
| bullhead Miller's thumb |
die Groppe/Koppe | Cottus gobio |
| carp | der Karpfen | Cyprinus carpio |
| catfish | der Wels | Siluris glanis |
| char (type of trout) | der Saibling | Salvelinus |
| chub (European) | der Döbel/Aitel der Schneider |
Leuciscus cephalus Alburnoides bipunctatus |
| cowfish | der Kuhfisch (-e), Kofferfisch | Lactophrys quadricornis |
| crayfish, crawfish | der Flusskrebs | Astacus astacus/Orconectes virilis |
| crucian carp | die Karausche (similar to ) der Giebel |
Carassius carassius Carassius auratus gibelio |
| cod, Atlantic cod | der Kabeljau der Dorsch |
Gadus morhua |
| crab edible crab |
die Krabbe (-n) der Taschenkrebs (-e) |
Brachyura Cancridae family |
| crustacean | der Krebs (-e) | Crustacea/Krebstiere order |
| cuttlefish | die Sepia | Sepia officinalis |
| dab (flounder) | die Kliesche (-n) | Limanda limanda |
| dogfish | der Katzenhai (-e) | Squalis acanthias |
| dolphin | der Delfin (-e) der Delphin (-e) |
Coryphaena hippurus |
| NOTE: Don't confuse the dolphin fish (Coryphaena hippurus) with the mammalian dolphin or porpoise. | ||
| eel | der Aal | Anguilla anguilla |
| flounder, plaice | die Flunder der Butt |
Paralichthys albigutta Platichthys flesus |
| flying fish | der fliegende Fisch | Exocoetus volitans |
| fork beard | der Gabeldorsch | Phycis phycis |
| gar, garfish, garpike |
der Hornhecht | Belone belone |
| goldfish | der Goldfisch | Cyprinus auratis |
| grayling | die Äsche | Thymallus thymallus |
| grouper | der Zackenbarsch | Epinephelus guaza |
| gudgeon | der Gründling (-e) | Gobio gobio |
| guppy | der Guppy | Poecilia reticulatus |
| haddock smoked haddock |
der Schellfisch (-e) der Haddock |
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
| halibut | der Heilbutt der Goldbutt die Scholle |
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
| herring | der Hering | Clupea harengus |
| jellyfish blue jellyfish comb jellyfish lion's mane jellyfish Portuguese man-of-war |
die Qualle Blaue Feuerqualle Rippenqualle Gelbe Haarqualle Seeblase (Portugiesische Galeere) |
Ctenophora Cyanea lamarcki Pleurobrachia pileus Cynea capillata Physalis physalis |
| lamprey | das Neunauge das Bachneunauge das Flussneunauge |
Geotria australis Lampreta planeri Lampreta fluviatilis |
| large scaled scorpionfish | der große Drachenkopf | Scorpaena scrofa |
| leech | der Egel/Blutegel (-) | Hirudo medicinalis |
| lobster | der Hummer (-) | Homaridae |
| mackerel | die Makrele | Scomber scombrus |
| minnow | die Elritze (-n) Pfrille, Maipiere |
Phoxinus phoxinus |
| mullet grey mullet red mullet striped mullet |
die Barbe Meeräsche Meerbarbe Gestreifte Meerbarbe |
Mullus Mullus surmuletus |
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