damselfish

English

Etymology

From damsel +‎ fish.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdæmzəlfɪʃ/

Noun

damselfish (plural damselfishes or damselfish)

1. Most fish in the Pomacentridae family.

Coordinate terms

• (fish in Pomacentridae): clownfish

Derived terms

• banded damselfish
• blue damselfish
• blue green damselfish
• cocoa damselfish
• domino damselfish
• four-stripe damselfish
• Galapagos damselfish
• lyretail damselfish
• pale damselfish
• sergeant major damselfish
• striptail damselfish
• three-stripe damselfish

 

Translations

fish of Pomacentridae

• Bulgarian: кестенка (kestenka)
• Finnish: koralliahven
• Irish: bé-iasc m
• Italian: castagnola (it) f
• Occitan: pomacentrid m, castanhòla f

References

• damselfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pomacentridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pomacentridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons