Definition
A type of fish, possibly named for its coloring, behavior, or fox-like characteristics.
Etymology
Compound of 'fox' and 'fish,' a descriptive name following the traditional pattern of combining animal characteristics with another animal.
Kelly Says
Fish names combining predator animals (catfish, dogfish, lionfish) often indicate the fish's aggressive hunting behavior or fearsome appearance, not actual relation to those land animals.
Translations
ARالعربية
سمك النمر
sam-k an-na-mar
BNবাংলা
বিষালের মাছ
bi-sha-ler ma-sh
CACatalà
peix de llop
peh-ix de llop
CSČeština
liškařský pstruh
li-skař-ský pstru-ch
DEDeutsch
Fuchsfisch
fyuks-fisch
ELΕλληνικά
ψάρι λύκος
psi-ri ly-kos
ESEspañol
pez zorro
pez so-rro
FAفارسی
ماهی روباه
ma-hi ro-ba-h
FISuomi
susikalakko
su-si-ka-lak-ko
FRFrançais
poisson renard
pwah-son re-nar
GUGU
કુતરાનું માછું
ku-ta-ra-nu ma-ch-u-n
HAHA
kifi na gidan wutar
ki-fi na gi-dan wu-tar
HIहिन्दी
खरगोश का मछली
khar-go-sh ka ma-ch-lee
HUMagyar
rókakölyök
ro-ka-kö-lyök
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan rubah
i-kan ru-bah
IGIG
nkwu mmiri
nkwu m-miri
ITItaliano
pesce volpe
peh-s-che vol-pe
JA日本語
キツネザメ (kitsune-zame)
kit-su-ne-za-me
KKKK
күміс балығы
ky-mis ba-ly-gy
KMKM
ភ្លើង ស្តាប់
phloueng staa-b
MRMR
कुत्राचा मासे
ku-tra-cha ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan rubah
i-kan ru-bah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ လင်း
kyun-ta-w-ma-yar lin
NLNederlands
vosvis
vos-vis
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤਰ ਦਾ ਮੱਛੀ
kut-tar da ma-ch-hi
PLPolski
ryba lisia
ry-ba li-sia
PTPortuguês
peixe raposa
pay-she ra-po-sa
RORomână
peşte vulpe
peh-ste vul-pe
RUРусский
лисий окунь
lisij oku-ny
SVSvenska
rävfiske
rav-fis-ke
SWKiswahili
samaki wa mbwa
sa-ma-ki wa m-bwa
TAதமிழ்
நரி மீன்
na-ri meen
TEతెలుగు
చేపల చేప
che-pal che-p
THไทย
ปลาจิ้งจก
pla jing-jok
TLTL
isda ng aso
is-da ng a-so
TRTürkçe
tilki balığı
til-kee ba-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
вовчий окунь
vohv-chiy oku-ny
URاردو
بلیا مچھلی
baliya ma-ch-li
VITiếng Việt
cá cáo
ca cao
YOYO
ẹ̀dá àgbà
e-da ag-ba
ZUZU
isigubu sokuthula
i-si-gu-bu so-ku-thu-la