butterflyfish

See also: butterfly fish

English

Copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus, a coralfish.

Etymology

From butterfly +‎ fish, from their bright colours.

Noun

butterflyfish (plural butterflyfishes or butterflyfish)

1. Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.

Translations

tropical marine fish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蝴蝶魚／蝴蝶鱼 (zh) (húdiéyú)

• Dhivehi: ބިބީ އާއިލާ (bibī āilā)
• French: poisson-papillon (fr) m
• German: Falterfisch m
• Italian: pesce farfalla m
• Japanese: チョウチョウウオ (chōchōuo)
• Korean: 나비고기 (nabigogi)
• Russian: щетинозу́б (ru) m (ščetinozúb), ры́ба-ба́бочка f (rýba-bábočka)
• Spanish: pez mariposa m