Fischarten • Kinds of Fish L-Z
Annotated German-English Glossary |
| DEUTSCH |
ENGLISCH |
Latein - Latin |
| der Lachs |
salmon |
Salmo salar |
die Laube
die Ukelei |
bleak |
Alburnus alburnus |
| die Makrele |
mackerel |
Scomber scombrus |
| die Meeräsche |
grey mullet |
Mugilidae family |
die Meerbarbe
Gestreifte Meerbarbe |
red mullet
striped mullet |
Mugilidae family
Mullus surmuletus |
| Meeresfrüchte (pl.) |
sea food |
Term used on German restaurant menus. |
| der Mondfisch |
sunfish |
Mola mola |
| die Nase |
nase |
Chondrostoma nasus |
das Neunauge
das Bachneunauge
das Flussneunauge |
lamprey |
Geotria australis
Lampreta planeri
Lampreta fluviatilis |
| das Plankton |
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. |
| die Pfrille/Maipiere |
minnow |
Phoxinus phoxinus |
die Qualle (-n)
Blaue Feuerqualle
Rippenqualle
Gelbe Haarqualle
Seeblase (Portugiesische Galeere) |
jellyfish
blue jellyfish
comb jellyfish
lion's mane jellyfish
Portuguese man-of-war |
Ctenophora
Cyanea lamarcki
Pleurobrachia pileus
Cynea capillata
Physalis physalis |
der Rochen
Giftrochen
Stachelrochen |
ray, stingray
(poison) stingray
stingray |
There are about 400 kinds of rays. |
das Rotauge
Bleier, Plötze |
roach |
Rutilus rutilus |
| Roter Schnapper |
red snapper |
Lutjanus campechanus |
| der Saibling |
char (type of trout) |
Salvelinus |
| die Sardine (-n) |
sardines |
Sardinella |
der Schellfisch (-e)
der Haddock |
haddock
smoked haddock |
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
| der Schnappfisch |
red snapper |
Lutjanus blackfordi/Lutjanus campechanus |
| der Schneider/der Döbel |
chub (European) |
Alburnoides bipunctatus
Leuciscus cephalus |
| die Scholle |
halibut |
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
| die Scholle |
plaice |
Pleuronectes platessa |
| der Schwamm (Schwämme) |
sponge |
Porifera, Spongiaria |
| der Schweinswal (-e) |
porpoise |
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). |
| der Schwertfisch (-e) |
swordfish |
Xiphias gladius |
| die Seeanemone (-n) |
anemone (fish),
sea anemone |
Amphiprion percula |
| das Seeohr |
abalone |
Haliotis tuberculata |
| das Seepferdchen (-) |
seahorse |
Hippocampus erectus |
| der Seestern (-e) |
starfish |
Asteroidea order |
| die Seezunge |
sole |
Solea solea |
| die Sepia |
cuttlefish |
Sepia officinalis |
| der Stachelrochen |
stingray |
There are about 400 kinds of rays. |
| der Steinbutt |
turbot |
Rhombus maximus |
| der Stint |
smelt |
Osmeridae family |
der Stör (-e)
der Seestör |
sturgeon
lake sturgeon |
Acipenser sturio
Acipenser fulvescens |
| der Taschenkrebs (-e) |
crab
edible crab |
Cancridae family |
| der Thunfisch |
tuna |
Thunnus |
der Tintenfisch
Klasse: Kopffüßer (pl.) |
octopus |
Cephalopoda family |
der Walfisch
der Mörderwal |
whale
killer whale |
Cetacea order
Orcinus orca |
| der weiße Thun |
albacore |
Thunnus alalunga |
| der Wels |
catfish |
Siluris glanis |
| der Zackenbarsch |
grouper |
Epinephelus guaza |
der Zander
der Hechtbarsch |
pike perch |
Lucioperca lucioperca |
Also see the English-German Fischmerkmale (Parts of a Fish) glossary!
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