fish names

Fish (English)	Vis (Nederlands)	Pescado (Español)	Poisson (Français)
Bluefish
anchovy	ansjovis	boquerón, anchoa	anchois
sardine	sardine	sardina	sardine
mackerel	makreel	caballa	maquereau
bonito	echte bonito	bonito	bonite
tunny, tuna	tonijn	atún	thon blanc
albacore		albacora	thon blanc, germon
yellowfin tuna			albacore
bluefin tuna		bonito	thon rouge
amberjack		pez de limón	sériole
pompano	gewone pompano	palometa blanca
smelt	spiering		eperlan
sprat	sprot	espadin	brisling, sprat, esprot
herring	haring	arenque	hareng
whitebait	zeebliek	chanquete	goujon
Bream or Porgy
gilt-head		dorada	dorade royale, daurade royale
red bream	rode brasem?	besugo	béryx commun, béryx rouge
dentex		dentón	denté, denti
redfish	blauwrugzalm		sébaste
scorpion fish	schorpioenvis	cabracho, rascacio	rascasse
pomfret, Ray's bream	braam	palometa negra	grande castagnole, brème de mer
sea bream, porgy	zeebrasem		dorade, daurade
Couch's sea bream, porgy			pagre
Seabass family
seabass	zeebaars	lubina	loup de mer (Mediterranean), bar (Atlantic)
meagre, croaker	ombervis	corvina
grouper, sea perch	tandbaars, zaagbaars, nijlbaars	mero	mérou
red snapper	rode snapper	huachinango	vivaneau
Mullet
red mullet	mul	salmonete	rouget-barbet
grey mullet	harder	lisa	mulet, muges
Flat fish
turbot	tarbot	rodaballo	turbot
whiff, megrim	bot	gallo
halibut	heilbot	hipogloso	flétan
brill	griet	rombo, rémol	barbue
plaice	schol	solla	plie
flounder	bot	platija	flet
sole	tong	lenguado	sole
angler, monkfish	zeeduivel	rape	lotte
John Dory	zonnevis	pez de San Pedro, gallo	Saint Pierre
dab	schar		limande
skate, ray	rog	raya	raie
Hake and its relatives
hake	heek	merluza	merlu, colin
cod	kabeljauw	bacalao	cabillaud, morue
saltcod	stokvis, zoutvis	bacalao	morue salée
haddock	schelvis	eglefino	haddock, églefin
whiting	wijting	merlán	merlan
pollack	koolvis	carbonero o fogonero	lieu noir, colin noir
ling	leng	maruca	lingue
Freshwater fish
pike	snoek	lucio	brochet
perch	baars	perca	perche
trout	forel	trucha	truite
carp	karper	carpa	carpe
eel	paling	anguila	anguille
salmon	zalm	salmón	saumon
pike perch (zander)	snoekbaars		sandre
salmon trout	zalmforel	trucha asalmonada	truite saumonée
Other fish
gurnard, tubfish	rode poon	perlón, rubio	grondin
weever	pieterman		vive
catfish	meerval	pez gato	poisson chat
dogfish	hondshaai/doornvis	pez perro	roussette
swordfish	zwaardvis	pez espada	espadon
louvar		emperador
sailfish		pez vela
Smoked fish
smoked	gerookte	ahumado	fumé
buckling (smoked herring)	bokking		hareng fumé
kipper	gerookte haring
Roe
roe	kuit	hueva	oeuf de poisson
caviar	kaviaar	caviar	caviar
salmon roe	zalmkuit	hueva de salmón	Oeuf de saumon
Crustaceans
jumbo shrimp, prawn	steurgarnaal	langostino
shrimp	garnaal	gamba	crevette
langoustine	langostine	cigala	langoustine
lobster	kreeft	bogavante	homard
rock lobster	langoest	langosta	langouste
crab	krab	cangrejo	crabe
freshwater crayfish	rivierkreeft	cangrejo de río	écrevisse
Molluscs
oyster	oester	ostra	huître
clam	schelp	almeja	clovisse
cockle	kokkel	berberecho	coque
mussel	mossel	mejillón	moule
venus shell	venusschelp	concha fina
wedge shell		coquina	olive de mer, haricot-de-mer, flion, vanneau
razor-shell, razor clam	messchede, mes heft, zwaardschede	navaja	couteaux
scallop	Sint-Jacobsschelp	vieira	coquille St.Jacques
winkle	alikruik	bígaro	bigorneau
whelk	wulk	caracola	buccin
Others
sea urchin	zeeëgel	erizo de mar	oursin
squid	pijlinktvis	calamar	calmar
tiny squid	kleine pijlinktvis	chipirón, chopito
cuttlefish	inktvis, sepia	jibia, sepia	seiche
octopus	octopus	pulpo	poulpe, pieuvre
snail	slak	caracol	escargot