Meanings
nounmandarin fish (plural mandarin fishes or mandarin fish)
plural mandarin fishes · alternative mandarinfish
- A carnivorous freshwater fish, Siniperca chuatsi, from China.
Synonyms: Chinese perch, Chinese bass
- A colorful saltwater fish in the dragonet family, Synchiropus splendidus, from the Pacific Ocean.
Synonyms: mandarin dragonet, mandarin goby
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA carnivorous freshwater fish, Siniperca chuatsi, from China.
Similar
Chinese perchChinese bass
nounA colorful saltwater fish in the dragonet family, Synchiropus splendidus, from the Pacific Ocean.
Similar
mandarin dragonetmandarin goby
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鱖魚 /鳜鱼, 花斑連鳍䲗 /花斑连鳍𮬣
- 鱖魚 /鳜鱼 (guìyú)carnivorous freshwater fish
- 花斑連鳍䲗 /花斑连鳍𮬣 (huābān liánqíxián)colorful saltwater fish
Danish mandarinfisk
- mandarinfiskcolorful saltwater fish
Estonian hiinaahven
- hiinaahvencarnivorous freshwater fish
Finnish tiikeribassi, mandariinikala
- tiikeribassicarnivorous freshwater fish
- mandariinikalacolorful saltwater fish
French poisson mandarin, perche chinoise
- poisson mandarincarnivorous freshwater fish
- perche chinoisecarnivorous freshwater fish
- poisson mandarincolorful saltwater fish
- poisson cachemirecolorful saltwater fish
German Aucha-Barsch, Mandarinfisch
- Aucha-Barschcarnivorous freshwater fish
- Mandarinfischcolorful saltwater fish
Hebrew מנדרין
- מנדרין (mandarin)colorful saltwater fish
Japanese 鱖魚
- 鱖魚 (ketsugyo)carnivorous freshwater fish
Korean 중국쏘가리
- 중국쏘가리 (junggukssogari)carnivorous freshwater fish
Polish jazgarz chiński, mandaryn wspaniały
- jazgarz chińskicarnivorous freshwater fish
- mandaryn wspaniałycolorful saltwater fish
Russian а́уха, окунь-а́уха
- а́уха (áuxa)carnivorous freshwater fish
- окунь-а́уха (okunʹ-áuxa)carnivorous freshwater fish
- кита́йский о́кунь (kitájskij ókunʹ)carnivorous freshwater fish
- мандари́нка (mandarínka)colorful saltwater fish
Cite this entry
APA
mandarin fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandarin%20fish
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“mandarin fish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandarin%20fish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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