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| Kinds of Fish • Fischarten (N-Z) Annotated English-German Glossary |
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| ENGLISH | DEUTSCH | Latein - Latin |
| nase | die Nase | Chondrostoma nasus |
| octopus | der Tintenfisch der Krake Klasse: Kopffüßer (pl.) |
Cephalopoda family |
| perch | der Flussbarsch | Perca fluviatilis |
| perch (yellow perch) | der Barsch | Perca flavescens |
| pike | der Hecht | Esox lucius |
| pike perch, walleye |
der Hechtbarsch der Zander |
Lucioperca lucioperca |
| BASS/PERCH/PIKE Bass, perch and pike are all "percoids" in the Perciformes order. The German term BARSCH can refer to either bass, perch or pike. | ||
| plaice | der Goldbutt die Scholle |
Pleuronectes platessa |
| plankton | das Plankton | Zooplankton/Tierplankton |
| Plankton can be either plants (Phytoplankton) or animals (Zooplankton). Most are microscopic in size, but the Ctenophora varieties (i.e., jellyfish/Quallen) can be quite large. | ||
| porpoise | der Schweinswal (-e) | Phocoena phocoena |
| NOTE: Don't confuse the dolphin fish (percoid) with the mammalian dolphin (Delphinus delphis) or porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)! You can understand the German name better if you remember that "porpoise" is based on Latin porca (pig). There are over 79 species of dolphin (Web link). | ||
| prussian carp | der Giebel | Carassius auratus gibelio |
| red mullet | die Meerbarbe | Mugilidae family |
| red snapper | der Schnappfisch Roter Schnapper |
Lutjanus blackfordi/Lutjanus campechanus |
| roach | das Rotauge Bleier, Plötze |
Rutilus rutilus |
| ruff(e) | der Kaulbarsch | Gymnocephalus cernua/Acerina cernua |
| salema | die Goldstrieme | Sarpa salpa |
| salmon | der Lachs | Salmo salar |
| sardines | die Sardine (-n) | Sardinella |
| sea food | Meeresfrüchte (pl.) | Term used on German restaurant menus. |
| seahorse | das Seepferdchen (-) | Hippocampus erectus |
| shad | die Alse | Alosa |
| shark grey shark great white shark hammerhead shark |
der Haifisch der Grauhai Weißer Hai Hammerhai |
Pleurotremi order Carcharhinus amblyrhynchus Carcharodon carcharias Sphyrna lewini |
| shrimp prawn |
die Garnele (-n) die Krabbe (-n) |
Natantia order |
| smelt | der Stint | Osmeridae family |
| sole | die Seezunge | Solea solea |
| sponge | der Schwamm (Schwämme) | Porifera, Spongiaria |
| squid giant squid |
der Kalmar (-e) der Riesentintenfisch |
Teuthoidea order |
| starfish | der Seestern (-e) | Asteroidea order |
| sturgeon lake sturgeon |
der Stör (-e) der Seestör |
Acipenser sturio Acipenser fulvescens |
| sunfish | der Mondfisch | Mola mola |
| swordfish | der Schwertfisch (-e) | Xiphias gladius |
| trout cutthroat trout rainbow trout |
die Forelle Cutthroat-Forelle Regenbogenforelle |
Salmo Salmo clarki Salmo gairdneri |
| tuna | der Thunfisch | Thunnus |
| turbot | der Steinbutt | Rhombus maximus |
| whale | der Wal | Cetacea order |
| WHALE varieties: Blauwal blue whale (largest of the whales), Grindwal pilot whale, Finnwal finback whale, Buckelwal hump-back whale, Killerwal killer whale (Orcinus orca), Pottwal sperm whale. The old word Walfisch is sometimes used incorrectly for Wal, but whales are mammals (Säugetiere). | ||
| Also see the English-German Fischmerkmale (Parts of a Fish) glossary! BACK: FISHLEXIKON (A-M) MORE: > Fischlexikon: German-English MORE: > Das Tierlexikon |
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