Fish – Chinese Vocabulary

Shuǐzú

Aquatic species

Hǎiyú

Marine fish

Xiā hǔ yú

Goby

Níqiū

Loach

Lǐyú

Carp

Hóng lǐyú

Red carp

Chāng yú

Pomfret

Yín chāng

Silver pomfret

Jìng yú

Mirror fish

Píng yú

Flatfish

Mányú

Eel

Hǎi mán

Sea eel

Diàn mán

Electric eel

Báishàn

White eel

Gǒu yú

Pike

Dòu yú

Betta

Fēiyú

Flying fish

Qí yú

Sailfish

Dé shì luǒ yuán

Andrias davidianus (Chinese giant salamander)

Tí yú

Anchovy

Hǎi yán

Ribbonfish

Jìyú

Crucian carp

Cáo bái yú

Grass carp

Zī yú

Mullet

Huánghuā yú

Yellow croaker

Yáo yú

Ray

Diàn yáo

Electric ray

Hēi xiàn xuě

Black cod

Hǎi lí yú

Mullet

Yùmiáo

Seedling

Hǎitún

Dolphin

Dàiyú

Ribbonfish

Guīyú

Salmon

Dà mǎ hā yú

Chinook salmon

Hóng yú

Redfish

Jiàn yú

Swordfish

Jīngyú

Whale

Fèngwěiyú

Anchovy

Shīzi yú

Lionfish

Shāyú

Shark

Jiǎo shā

Horn shark

Dàbái shā

Great white shark

Huā lián

Bighead carp

pàngtóuyú

Silver carp

Bái lián

White carp

Lián yú

Carp

Bā mù yú

Octopus

Shí bān yú

Grouper

Wūzéi

Cuttlefish

Fáng fú

Bream

Bái yú

Whitefish

Jīnqiāngyú

Tuna

Wěi yú

Tuna

Hǎimǎ

Seahorse

Cì hǎimǎ

Spiny seahorse

Mǒxiāngjīng

Sperm whale

Biǎn shā

Flat shark

Xīng shā

Star shark

Cháng wěi shā

Thresher shark

Nián yú

Catfish

Hétún

Pufferfish

Xū diāo

Threadfin bream

Fèi yú

Lungfish

Wū yú

Mullet

Pān lú

Goby

Luó fēi yú

Tilapia

Shādīngyú

Sardine

Èyú

Crocodile

Duǎn wěn è

Caiman

Xiān luó è

Siamese crocodile

Zhú jiá yú

Scad

Xún yú

Sturgeon

Jùxíng tántúyú

Giant mudskipper

Qīng yú

Mackerel

Qiū dāoyú

Pacific saury

Huàn yú

Crucian carp

Cǎoyú

Grass carp

Hēi huàn

Black carp

Yín yú

Silverfish

Xīng yú

Starfish

Fēiyú

Herring

Líng yú

Bream

Ní gǒu yú

Burrowing fish

Xuěyú

Cod

Lóngjǐng yú

Dragon Well fish

Jīnyú

Goldfish

Qiāng jí yú

Coelacanth

Diāo

Snapper

Biān yú

Bream

Dú jiǎo jīng

Narwhal

Lán jīng

Blue whale

Lúyú

Bass

Yá xuěyú

Tooth cod

Tǎ yú

Flounder

Líng píng

Flounder

Dà bǐmùyú

Halibut

Zhú mài yú

Bamboo fish

Shí yú

Shad

Zūn yú

Trout