angelfish

English

freshwater angelfish

Etymology

angel +‎ fish

Noun

angelfish (plural angelfish or angelfishes)

A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.

Translations

freshwater fish

German: Skalar (de) m
Polish: skalar (pl) m

Portuguese: acará-bandeira m
Russian: скаля́рия (ru) f (skaljárija)

marine fish

Dhivehi: ކޮކާމަސް އާއިލާ‎ (kokāmas āilā)
Italian: pesce angelo m

Portuguese: paru m, frade (pt) m, peixe-frade m
Russian: ры́ба-а́нгел (ru) f (rýba-ángel)

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