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mandarin fish

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A carnivorous freshwater fish, Siniperca chuatsi, from China.

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noun

Meaning 2

A colorful saltwater fish in the dragonet family, Synchiropus splendidus, from the Pacific Ocean.

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鱖魚 /鳜鱼 (guìyú) — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Estonian: hiinaahven — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Finnish: tiikeribassi — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • French: poisson mandarin — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • French: perche chinoise — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • German: Aucha-Barsch — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Japanese: 鱖魚 (ketsugyo) — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Korean: 중국쏘가리 (junggukssogari) — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Polish: jazgarz chiński — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Russian: а́уха (áuxa) — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Russian: окунь-а́уха (okunʹ-áuxa) — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Russian: кита́йский о́кунь (kitájskij ókunʹ) — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Zhuang: byagaq — carnivorous freshwater fish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花斑連鳍䲗 /花斑连鳍𮬣 (huābān liánqíxián) — colorful saltwater fish
  • Danish: mandarinfisk — colorful saltwater fish
  • Finnish: mandariinikala — colorful saltwater fish
  • French: poisson mandarin — colorful saltwater fish
  • French: poisson cachemire — colorful saltwater fish
  • German: Mandarinfisch — colorful saltwater fish
  • Hebrew: מנדרין (mandarin) — colorful saltwater fish
  • Polish: mandaryn wspaniały — colorful saltwater fish
  • Russian: мандари́нка (mandarínka) — colorful saltwater fish