Definition
A colorful tropical fish with a flat, triangular body and long fins, popular in aquariums.
Etymology
Named by analogy—early naturalists called it 'angelfish' because its delicate, wing-like fins resemble an angel's wings when it swims.
Kelly Says
Angelfish get their name because their fins look like wings, but they're actually most closely related to cichlids and are some of the most aggressively territorial fish in aquariums—so 'angel' is quite ironic for their aggressive behavior!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
天使 ዓሣ
ten-shi as-a
ARالعربية
سمكة الملاك
samak-at al-mala'ik
BNবাংলা
মেয়ের মাছ
meyer mach
CACatalà
peix d'àngel
pish d'an-jel
CSČeština
andělský ryba
an-de-ls-ky ry-ba
DADansk
englefisk
en-gle-fisk
DEDeutsch
Engelpfanne
en-gel-fann-eh
ELΕλληνικά
ψαρι άγγελος
psi-ri an-ge-los
ESEspañol
pez ángel
peh ang-hel
FAفارسی
ماهی فرشته
ma-hi far-sheh-teh
FISuomi
ansionkalo
an-sion-ka-lo
FRFrançais
poisson-ange
pwa-zon ahnj
GUGU
એન્જલ ફિશ
en-jhel fish
HAHA
kifi mala'ika
ki-fi ma-la-i-ka
HEעברית
דג מלאך
dag me-lach
HIहिन्दी
एंजिल मछली
an-jil ma-chli
HUMagyar
angyalhal
an-gyal-hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan malaikat
i-kan ma-la-i-kat
IGIG
akwụkwọ ụzọ
ak-wu-kwo uz-o
ITItaliano
pesce angelo
peh-skeh an-heh-loh
JA日本語
エンジェルフィッシュ
enjeru fisshu
KKKK
мeлiк пeшi
me-lik pe-shi
KMKM
ស្តេចបាត
stech ba-at
KO한국어
천사 물고기
cheon-sa mul-go-gi
MRMR
देवता मासे
dev-ta ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan malaikat
i-kan ma-la-i-kat
MYမြန်မာ
မယ်ကြီးလှကျွန်
may-gyee-lhee-kyun
NLNederlands
engelenvis
en-ge-len-vis
NONorsk
englefisk
en-gle-fisk
PAPA
ਅੰਜਲ ਮੱਛੀ
an-jal ma-cchi
PLPolski
ryba anielska
ry-ba an-ie-lska
PTPortuguês
peixe-anjo
peh-ish-an-joh
RORomână
pește-înger
pesh-teh-in-ger
RUРусский
ангельская рыба
an-gel-skaya ry-ba
SVSvenska
änglafisk
en-gla-fisk
SWKiswahili
samaki malaika
sa-ma-ki ma-lai-ka
TAதமிழ்
தூர்க்கு மீன்
thoo-rku meen
TEతెలుగు
దేవత చేప
de-va-ta che-pa
THไทย
ปลาเทวดา
pla-te-wa-da
TLTL
isda-anhel
is-da-an-hel
TRTürkçe
melek balığı
meh-lek ba-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
ангельська риба
an-gel-ska ry-ba
URاردو
مَلَائِکَة فِش
mala-ika fish
VITiếng Việt
cá tiên
ca-tien
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀
eh-ko or-o
ZUZU
isilwane sika
i-si-lwa-ne si-ka