Definition
Any of various colorful tropical fish with long, flowing fins or distinctive markings that resemble banners.
Etymology
Compound noun: 'banner' (flag) + 'fish' (aquatic animal). The name describes the fish's appearance, with elaborate fins that look like waving banners in the water.
Kelly Says
Bannerfish use their dramatic fins as both camouflage (breaking up their body shape in dappled coral light) and as territory displays—what looks like decoration is actually sophisticated communication in the underwater world!
Translations
ARالعربية
سمكة العلم
samak-at al-'alam
BNবাংলা
ব্যাণ্ডার মছি
byan-dar machhi
CACatalà
peix bandera
pe-ix ban-de-rah
CSČeština
vlajkový ryba
vla-j-ko-vy ry-ba
DADansk
flagfisk
flag-fisk
DEDeutsch
Bannerfisch
ban-ner-fisch
ELΕλληνικά
σημαία ψάρι
se-ma-ya p-sa-ri
ESEspañol
pez bandera
peh ban-deh-rah
FAفارسی
ماهی پرچم
ma-hi per-chehm
FISuomi
lippufisk
lippu-fisk
FRFrançais
poisson-bannière
pwa-sohn ban-ee-er
GUGU
બેન્નર મછલી
ben-ner machhli
HAHA
kifi na'ur
ki-fi na-ur
HIहिन्दी
ध्वज मछली
dhwaj machhli
HUMagyar
zászlóhal
za-szal-o-hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan bendera
i-kan ben-de-rah
IGIG
eke n'egwu
e-ke n'e-gwu
ITItaliano
pesce bandiera
peh-s-che ban-dee-eh-rah
KKKK
флагдың балық
flag-dyng ba-lyq
KMKM
ស្វាយបង្ក្រ
s-vaya-bang-kr
MRMR
बॅनर मासे
ban-er ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan bendera
i-kan ben-de-rah
MYမြန်မာ
တင်ပြနိုင်ငါး
tin-pyan-noing-nga
NLNederlands
vlagvis
vlag-vis
NONorsk
flaggfisk
flagg-fisk
PAPA
ਬੈਨਰ ਮੱਛੀ
ban-er machhi
PLPolski
ryba sztandarowa
ryba sz-tan-da-ro-wa
PTPortuguês
peixe-bandeira
peh-sheh ban-dey-rah
RORomână
pește-steag
pesh-teh-steag
RUРусский
флаг-рыба
flag-ryba
SVSvenska
flagfågel
flag-fa-gel
SWKiswahili
samaki bendera
sa-ma-ki ben-de-rah
TAதமிழ்
பட்டா மீன்
patta meen
TEతెలుగు
బ్యానర్ చేప
ba-ner chep
TLTL
isda ng bandila
is-da ng ban-di-la
TRTürkçe
bayrak balığı
bay-rak ba-li-ghi
UKУкраїнська
прапорна риба
pra-por-na ry-ba
URاردو
پرچم مچھلی
par-cham machhli
VITiếng Việt
cá cờ
ca cor
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ìrọ̀
e-ko ir-o
ZUZU
isilwane se-bhangu
i-si-lwa-ne se-bhang-u