Definition
A small marine fish with bright reddish or orange coloring that resembles flames, found in tropical and subtropical waters.
Etymology
Compound word formed from 'flame' and 'fish,' named for the bright flame-like coloration of the fish. Common in aquarium terminology.
Kelly Says
Flamefish are also called firefish, and some species can literally breathe fire—they mix oxygen with hydrogen sulfide bacteria in special chambers, making them one of nature's few fire-breathing animals.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
火 እንቁላል
fa-e en-ku-lal
ARالعربية
سمكة اللهب
samak-ah al-lahb
BNবাংলা
আগুনের মাছ
a-gu-ner ma-ch
CACatalà
peix de flama
pe-ix de flam-a
CSČeština
plamenná ryba
pla-men-na ry-ba
DADansk
flammefisk
flam-me-fisk
DEDeutsch
Flammenfisch
flam-men-fisch
ELΕλληνικά
ψάρι φλόγας
psa-ri flo-gas
ESEspañol
pez llama
pez ya-ma
FAفارسی
ماهی آتش
ma-hee a-teesh
FISuomi
liekkokala
li-e-koka-la
FRFrançais
poisson flamme
pwa-son flam
GUGU
જ્યારે માછલી
jaar-e ma-ch-lee
HAHA
kifi wutar
ki-fi wu-tar
HIहिन्दी
ज्वाला मछली
jwal-a ma-ch-lee
HUMagyar
lánghal
lang-hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan api
i-kan a-pi
ITItaliano
pesce fiamma
pes-che fee-a-ma
KKKK
жануарды алу
janu-ar-dy a-lu
KMKM
ត្រីភ្លើង
tra-i-ph-leung
KO한국어
불꽃 물고기
bul-kkot mul-go-gi
MRMR
आगची मासे
aag-chi ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan api
i-kan a-pi
MYမြန်မာ
လက်လွှမ်း ငါး
let-lu-shwan-h ng-a
NLNederlands
vlamvis
vlam-vis
NONorsk
flammefisk
flam-me-fisk
PAPA
ਅੱਗ ਦਾ ਮੱਛੀ
aag da ma-ch-hee
PLPolski
ryba płomienia
ry-ba p-lo-me-nia
PTPortuguês
peixe-chama
pey-she-cha-ma
RORomână
pește flacără
pesh-te fla-ca-ră
RUРусский
рыба-пламя
ry-ba-pla-mya
SVSvenska
flamfisk
flam-fisk
SWKiswahili
samaki moto
sa-ma-ki mo-to
TAதமிழ்
நெருப்பு மீன்
ner-pu meen
TEతెలుగు
జ్వాల చేప
jva-la chep
TLTL
isdang apoy
is-dang a-poy
TRTürkçe
flam balık
flam ba-lk
UKУкраїнська
риба полум'я
ry-ba po-lum-ya
URاردو
آگ کا مچھلی
aag ka machli
VITiếng Việt
cá lửa
ca-lu-e
YOYO
ẹ̀kún ọ̀rọ̀
e-kun o-ro
ZUZU
isilwane esifilimu
i-si-lwa-ne e-si-fi-li-mu