clownfish

English

Etymology

clown +‎ fish

Pronunciation

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Noun

clownfish (plural clownfish or clownfishes)

Any of colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.

Synonyms

anemonefish

Derived terms

tomato clownfish

Translations

fish of the genera Amphiprion or Premnas

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小丑魚／小丑鱼 (zh) (xiǎochǒuyú)
Esperanto: klaŭnfiŝo
Finnish: vuokkokala
French: poisson-clown (fr), poisson clown m
German: Anemonenfisch (de) m, Clownfisch (de) m
Italian: pesce pagliaccio m
Japanese: クマノミ (ja) (kumanomi)
Korean: 흰동가리 (huindonggari)
Malay: ikan badut
Navajo: dlohłóóʼ
Polish: błazenek m
Portuguese: peixe-palhaço m
Romanian: pește clovn m
Russian: ры́ба-кло́ун (ru) f (rýba-klóun)
Spanish: pez payaso m
Swedish: clownfisk (sv) c
Thai: ปลาการ์ตูน
Vietnamese: cá hề

References

Amphiprioninae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Amphiprioninae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Amphiprioninae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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