Fish - New Words

 

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Condition of fish

   
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  Fisch m [fɪʃ] fish
  Speisefisch m ['ʃpaizəfɪʃ] food fish
  Frischfisch m ['frɪʃfɪʃ] fresh fish
  Dörrfisch m ['dœɐfɪʃ] dried fish
  Stockfisch m ['ʃtɔkfɪʃ] stockfish
  Räucherfisch m ['rɔyçɐfɪʃ] smoked fish
  eingelegter Fisch m ['aingəle:ktɐ fɪʃ] soused fish
  Tiefkühlfisch m ['ti:fky:lfɪʃ] deep-frozen fish
  Fischkonserve f ['fɪʃ'kɔn'zɛrvə] canned/tinned fish
       
       

Species of fish

   

Perches

   
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  Barsch m [barʃ] perch
  Adlerfisch m (literally: eagle fish) ['a:dlɐfɪʃ] meagre/shadefish
  Barramundi m [bara'mʊndi] barramundi
  Blaubarsch m ['blaubarʃ] blue perch
  Blaufisch m ['blaufɪʃ] bluefish
  Buntbarsch m (literally: colourful perch) ['bʊntbarʃ] tilapia/cichlid
  Dorade f [do'ra:də] gilthead seabream
  echter Bonito m (literally: real bonito) ['ɛçtɐ bo'ni:to] skipjack tuna/striped tuna
  Flussbarsch m ['flʊsbarʃ] river perch/common perch
  Goldbrasse f (literally: gold bream) ['gɔltbrasə] gilthead seabream
  Goldmakrele f (literally: gold mackerel) ['gɔltma'kre:lə] dolphinfish
  Makrele f [ma'kre:lə] mackerel
  Meerbarbe f (literally: sea barbel) ['me:ɐbarbə] goatfish
  Nilbarsch m ['ni:lbarʃ] Nile perch
  Petermännchen nt (literally: little Peter man) ['pe:tɐmɛnçən] weaverfish
  Pfeilhecht m (literally: arrow pike) ['pfailhɛçt] barracuda
  Rotbarbe f (literally: red barbel) ['ro:tbarbə] red mullet
  roter Schnapper m ['ro:tɐ 'ʃnapɐ] red snapper
  Schwertfisch m ['ʃve:ɐtfɪʃ] swordfish
  Seebarbe f (literally: sea barbel) ['ze:barbə] goatfish
  Streifenbrasse f (literally: stripe bream) ['ʃtraifənbrasə] black seabream
  T(h)unfisch m ['tu:nfɪʃ] tuna fish
  Umberfisch m (literally: umber fish) ['ʊmbɐfɪʃ] croaker
  Viktoriabarsch m [vɪk'to:riabarʃ] Lake Victoria perch
  Wolfsbarsch m (literally: wolf's perch) ['vɔlfsbarʃ] sea bass
  Zander m ['tsandɐ] zander/pikeperch
       
       

Cods

   
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  Dorsch m [dɔrʃ] cod
  Alaska-Pollack m [a'laskapɔlak] Alaska pollock/walleye pollock
  Alaska-Seelachs m [a'laskaze:laks] Alaska pollock/walleye pollock
  blauer Seehecht m (literally: blue sea pike) ['blauɐ 'ze:hɛçt] blue grenadier/blue hake
  Hoki m ['ho:ki] hoki
  Kabeljau m ['ka:bəljau] Atlantic cod
  Köhler m (literally: char burner) ['kø:lɐ] coalfish
  Leng m [lɛŋ] ling
  Lumb m [lʊmp] cusk/tusk
  Merlan m [mɛr'la:n] whiting
  Schellfisch m ['ʃɛlfɪʃ] haddock
  Seehecht m (literally: sea pike) ['ze:hɛçt] hake
  Seelachs m (literally: sea salmon) ['ze:laks] coalfish/pollock
  Wittling m ['vɪtlɪŋ] whiting
       
       

Herrings

   
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  Hering m ['he:rɪŋ] herring
  Finte f ['fɪntə] twaite shad
  Maifisch m (literally: May fish) ['maifɪʃ] allis shad/alewife
  Sardelle f [zar'dɛlə] anchovy/sardelle
  Sardine f [zar'di:nə] sardine/pilchard
  Sprotte f ['ʃprɔtə] sprat
       
       

Carps

   
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  Karpfen m ['karpfən] carp
  Aland m ['a:lant] ide/orfe
  Barbe f ['barbə] barbel
  Brasse f ['brasə] bream
  Döbel m ['dø:bəl] chub
  Güster m ['gʏstɐ] silver bream/white bream
  Karausche f [ka'rauʃə] crucian carp
  Nase f (literally: nose) ['nazə] nase
  Rapfen m ['rapfən] asp
  Rotauge nt (literally: red eye) ['ro:tʔaugə] roach
  Rotfeder f (literally: red feather) ['ro:tfe:dɐ] rudd
  Schleie f ['ʃlaiə] tench
  Sichling m ['zɪçlɪŋ] sabre carp/sichel
  Steinbeißer m (literally: stone biter) ['ʃtainbaisɐ] spined loach
  Zährte f ['tsɛ:ɐtə] zarte/vimba bream
  Ziege f (literally: goat) ['tsi:gə] sabre carp/ziege
       
       

Salmons

   
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  Lachs m [laks] salmon
  Äsche f ['ɛʃə] grayling
  atlantischer Lachs m [at'lantɪʃɐ laks] Atlantic salmon
  Bachforelle f (literally: brook trout) ['baxfo'rɛlə] brown trout/river trout
  Felchen m ['fɛlçən] whitefish
  Forelle f [fo'rɛlə] trout
  Huchen m ['hu:xən] huchen/Danube salmon
  Maräne f [ma'rɛnə] cisco
  pazifischer Lachs m [pa'tsi:fɪʃɐ laks] Pacific salmon
  Regenbogenforelle f ['re:gənbo:gənfo'rɛlə] rainbow trout
  Renke f ['rɛŋkə] whitefish
  Saibling m ['zaiplɪŋ] char
       
       

Flatfishes

   
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  Plattfisch m ['platfɪʃ] flatfish
  Flügelbutt m (literally: wingbut) ['fly:gəlbʊt] megrim/whiff
  Flunder f ['flʊndɐ] flounder
  Glattbutt m (literally: smoothbut) ['glatbʊt] brill
  Heilbutt m (literally: healingbut) ['hailbʊt] halibut
  Kliesche f ['kli:ʃə] common dab
  Rotzunge f (literally: red tongue) ['ro:ttsʊŋə] lemon sole
  Scholle f (literally: clod) ['ʃɔlə] plaice
  schwarzer Heilbutt m (literally: black healingbut) ['ʃvartsɐ 'hailbʊt] Greenland halibut
  Seezunge f (literally: sea tongue) ['ze:tsʊŋə] common sole
  Steinbutt m (literally: stonebut) ['ʃtainbʊt] turbot
  weißer Heilbutt m (literally: white healingbut) ['vaisɐ 'hailbʊt] Atlantic halibut
       
       

Smelts

   
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  Stint m [ʃtɪnt] smelt
  Ayu m ['aiu] ayu/sweetfish
       

Sturgeons

   
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  Stör m [ʃtø:ɐ] sturgeon
  Belugastör m [be'lu:gaʃtø:ɐ] Beluga sturgeon
  Sterlet m ['ʃtɛrlɛt] sterlet
       
       

Catfishes

   
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  Wels m [vɛls] catfish/wels
  Katzenwels m (literally: cat wels) ['katsənvɛls] brown bullhead
  Pangasius m [paŋ'gaziʊs] iridescent shark
       
       

Others

   
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  Aal m [a:l] eel
  Gotteslachs m (literally: god's salmon) ['gɔtəslaks] kingfish/opah/sunfish/moonfish
  Hai m [hai] shark
  Hecht m [hɛçt] pike
  Heringskönig m (literally: herrings' king) ['he:rɪŋskø:nɪç] Peter's fish/John Dory/St Pierre
  Knurrhahn m (literally: growling cock) ['knʊəha:n] gurnard/sea robin
  Kugelfisch m (literally: ball fish) ['ku:gəlfɪʃ] blowfish/globefish/puffer
  Pantherfisch m (literally: panther fish) ['pantɐfɪʃ] humpback grouper
  Petersfisch m ['pe:tɐsfɪʃ] Peter's fish/John Dory/St Pierre
  Rochen m ['rɔxən] ray
  Rotbarsch m (literally: red perch) ['ro:tbarʃ] rosefish/redfish
  Seeteufel m ['ze:tɔyfəl] angler-fish/sea-devil/frog-fish
  Seewolf m (literally: sea wolf) ['ze:vɔlf] wolffish
  Tiefseeanglerfisch m ['ti:fze:ʔaŋlɐfɪʃ] deep-sea angler fish