Definition
A fish that lives in small streams or creeks rather than large rivers or oceans.
Etymology
Compound of 'creek' (from Old Norse 'kriki' meaning bend or corner) and 'fish' (from Old English 'fisc'). The term combines the specific habitat with the animal type to describe fish adapted to shallow, flowing freshwater environments.
Kelly Says
Creekfish are often smaller and more specialized than river fish because creeks have different temperature, flow, and oxygen levels—nature's way of creating completely different neighborhoods for aquatic life in the same general area!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወንዝ አስተማሪ
wenze astemari
ARالعربية
سمكة الوادي
samaka al-wādī
BNবাংলা
ছোট নদীর মাছ
chhoṭo nodir machh
CACatalà
peix de riu
peh-esh deh ree-oo
CSČeština
potoková ryba
poh-toh-koh-vah ree-bah
DADansk
bækfisk
bahk-feeshk
DEDeutsch
Bachfisch
bahkh-feesh
ELΕλληνικά
ψάρι ρέματος
psári rématos
ESEspañol
pez de arroyo
pehth deh ah-ROH-yoh
FAفارسی
ماهی جویبار
māhī jūy-bār
FISuomi
oja kala
OH-yah kah-lah
FRFrançais
poisson de ruisseau
pwah-sohn duh ree-soh
GUGU
નાની નદીની માછલી
nānī nadīnī māchhalī
HAHA
kifin kogi
kee-feen koh-gee
HEעברית
דג נחל
dahg NA-khal
HIहिन्दी
नाले की मछली
nāle kī machhlī
HUMagyar
pataki hal
pah-tah-kee hahl
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan sungai kecil
ee-kahn soong-guy keh-cheel
IGIG
azụ ọgba
ah-zoo oh-gbah
ITItaliano
pesce di ruscello
peh-sheh dee roo-CHEH-loh
KKKK
арна балығы
ar-na bah-lee-ghy
KMKM
ត្រីទន្លេតូច
trī tonle toch
MRMR
ओल्याची मासे
ōlyācī māsē
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan sungai kecil
ee-kahn soong-guy keh-cheel
MYမြန်မာ
ချောင်းငါး
chyāung ngar
NLNederlands
beekvis
bayk-fees
NONorsk
bekkfisk
behk-feeshk
PAPA
ਛੋਟੇ ਦਰਿਆ ਦੀ ਮੱਛੀ
chhoṭē dariā dī machhī
PLPolski
ryba strumieniowa
ree-bah stroo-mee-nyoh-vah
PTPortuguês
peixe de riacho
pay-sheh deh ree-AH-shoo
RORomână
pește de pârâu
peh-shteh deh pah-ROH-oo
RUРусский
рыбка ручья
reeb-kah ROO-chyah
SVSvenska
bäckfisk
behk-feeshk
SWKiswahili
samaki wa korongo
sah-MAH-kee wah koh-ROH-ngoh
TAதமிழ்
ஓடை மீன்
ōṭai mīṉ
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న నది చేప
cinnadi chepa
THไทย
ปลาในคลอง
plā nı̂i khlōng
TLTL
isda sa sapa
ees-dah sah SAH-pah
TRTürkçe
dere balığı
deh-reh bah-loo
UKУкраїнська
рибка струмка
reeb-kah STROO-mkah
URاردو
چھوٹی ندی کی مچھلی
chhoṭī nadī kī machhlī
VITiếng Việt
cá suối
kah soo-ee
YOYO
ẹja odò kekè
eh-jah oh-doh keh-KEH
ZUZU
inzansi yomfula omncane
in-zah-nee yoom-FOO-lah ohm-n-CHAH-neh