mandarin fish

English

mandarin fish: carnivorous freshwater fish

mandarinfish: colorful saltwater fish

Alternative forms

• mandarinfish, mainly for Synchiropus splendidus

Noun

mandarin fish (plural mandarin fishes or mandarin fish)

1. A carnivorous freshwater fish, Siniperca chuatsi, from China.
2. A colorful saltwater fish in dragonet family, Synchiropus splendidus, from the Pacific Ocean.

Synonyms

• (carnivorous freshwater fish): Chinese perch, Chinese bass
• (colorful saltwater fish): mandarin dragonet, mandarin goby

Derived terms

• golden mandarin fish

Translations

carnivorous freshwater fish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鱖魚／鳜鱼 (zh) (guìyú)

• Estonian: hiinaahven
• Finnish: tiikeribassi
• French: poisson mandarin m, perche chinoise f
• German: Aucha-Barsch m
• Korean: 중국쏘가리 (junggukssogari)
• Polish: jazgarz chiński
• Russian: а́уха (ru) f (áuxa), окунь-а́уха m (okunʹ-áuxa), кита́йский о́кунь m (kitájskij ókunʹ)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

colorful saltwater fish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 花斑連鳍䲗／花斑连鳍𮬣 (huābān liánqíxián)

• Danish: mandarinfisk
• Finnish: mandariinikala
• French: poisson mandarin m, poisson cachemire m
• German: Mandarinfisch m
• Hebrew: מנדרין m (mandarin)
• Russian: мандари́нка (ru) f (mandarínka)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Mandarinfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• mandarin fish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• golden mandarin fish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia