angelfish

English

freshwater angelfish

Alternative forms

• angel fish, angel-fish

Etymology

From angel +‎ fish; so called for its wing-like pectoral fins.

Noun

angelfish (plural angelfish or angelfishes)

1. Any member of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
2. Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
3. (South Africa) Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama).
4. Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
5. Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
6. cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.

Derived terms

• gray angelfish
• queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris)
• royal angelfish
• yellowbar angelfish

Translations

freshwater fish

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• German: Skalar (de) m
• Greek: αγγελόψαρο (el) n (angelópsaro)
• Polish: skalar (pl) m
• Portuguese: acará-bandeira m
• Russian: скаля́рия (ru) f (skaljárija)

marine fish

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• Dhivehi: ކޮކާމަސް އާއިލާ (kokāmas āilā)
• Italian: pesce angelo m
• Polish: ustniczek m
• Portuguese: paru m, frade (pt) m, peixe-frade m
• Russian: ры́ба-а́нгел (ru) f (rýba-ángel)

References

• “angelfish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• angelfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia