Definition
A small, colorful marine fish (genus Centropyge) popular in aquariums, named for its angel-like appearance.
Etymology
From 'cherub' (a angel, from Hebrew 'kerub') plus 'fish.' The fish was named for its small, round body and bright coloring that resembled artistic depictions of cherubs.
Kelly Says
The pygmy angelfish is called a cherubfish partly because its small round body and innocent expression reminded people of Renaissance paintings of cherubs—a perfect example of how human perception shapes animal naming.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
天使 ዓ Fish
ten-se a fish
ARالعربية
سمكة الملاك
samak-at al-mala-k
BNবাংলা
কেরুবিন মাছ
ker-oo-bin maach
CACatalà
Cherubfish
cher-oo-be-fish
CSČeština
cherubifish
cher-oo-bi-fish
DADansk
cherubfisk
ke-roo-be-fisk
DEDeutsch
Cherubinfisch
cheh-roo-been-fisch
ELΕλληνικά
αγγελικό ψάρι
an-ge-li-ko p-sa-ri
ESEspañol
pez querubín
peh keh-roo-been
FAفارسی
ماهی فرشته
ma-hi far-sheh
FISuomi
kerubifish
ke-roo-bi-fish
FRFrançais
poisson chérubin
pwah-sohn sheh-roo-been
GUGU
કેરૂબિન મછલી
ke-roo-been ma-chlee
HAHA
Cherubfish
cher-oo-be-fish
HEעברית
דג מלאך
deg me-lach
HIहिन्दी
कुर्बिन मछली
kur-been ma-chlee
HUMagyar
kerubhal
ke-roo-bahl
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan kerub
ee-kan keh-roob
IGIG
Cherubfish
cher-oo-be-fish
ITItaliano
pesce cherubino
peh-skeh keh-roo-bee-noh
JA日本語
ケルビム魚
kerubimu sakana
KKKK
керубин балық
ker-oo-bin ba-lyq
KMKM
ស្ត្រីអាង
s-tray a-ang
KO한국어
케루빔 물고기
ke-ru-be-im mul-go-gi
MRMR
केरूबी मासे
ke-roo-bee ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan kerub
ee-kan keh-roob
MYမြန်မာ
အဲလ်ကျောက်ငှက်
a-el-kya-u-ngae-nget
NLNederlands
cherubvis
ke-roo-be-vis
NONorsk
cherubfisk
ke-roo-be-fisk
PAPA
Cherubfish
cher-oo-be-fish
PLPolski
ryba cherubina
ry-ba cheh-roo-bee-na
PTPortuguês
peixe querubim
peh-ee-sheh keh-roo-beem
RORomână
pește cherub
peh-steh keh-roo-b
RUРусский
ангелорыб
an-gel-or-ib
SVSvenska
cherubfisk
ke-roo-be-fisk
SWKiswahili
samaki cherub
sa-ma-ki keh-roo-b
TAதமிழ்
தூய மீன்
thoo-ai meen
TEతెలుగు
కేరూబిన్ చేప
ke-roo-bin cheep
THไทย
ปลาเทวดา
pla te-wa-da
TLTL
isda cherub
is-da keh-roo-b
TRTürkçe
kerub balığı
keh-roo-b ba-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
ангелориба
an-gel-or-i-ba
URاردو
ملائکہ کا مچھلی
malaik-ah ka machli
VITiếng Việt
cá thiên thần
ca thien-than
YOYO
Cherubfish
cher-oo-be-fish
ZH中文
小天使鱼
xiao tian-shi yu
ZUZU
Cherubfish
cher-oo-be-fish