mandarin fish

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: 쏘가리 (ko) (ssogari) 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／花斑连鳍䲗 (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