All about fish

Species of fish and seafood in English, French and Norwegian


anchovy anchois m. ansjos Any of numerous small fishes resembling herrings; especially, a common Mediterranean fish used especially in appetizers, as a garnish, and for making sauces and relishes

bass bar m. havabbor Any of numerous edible spiny-finned fishes

brill barolbue slettvar A European flatfish related to the turbot

brisling / bristling sprat m. brisling a small herring that resembles and is processed like a sardine

catfish poisson-chat m., silure m. gråsteinbit, havkatt, kattfisk Any of numerous usually stout-bodied large-headed fishes with long tactile barbels

char røye Any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts

clam, small hard-shell palourde f. (spiselig) musling, venusmusling Any of numerous edible marine bivalve mollusks living in sand or mud, or, a freshwater mussel

coalfish sei

cod (fresh) cabillaud m. (mourue fraäche) torsk A soft-finned fish of the colder parts of the North Atlantic that is a major food fish

(dried) salt cod morue (séchée) f. klippfisk, stokkfisk

cockle coque f. hjertemusling A bivalve mollusk having a shell with convex radially ribbed valves; especially a common edible European bivalve

crayfish écrevisse f. kreps Any of numerous freshwater crustaceans resembling the lobster but usually much smaller

grouper mérou m. kjempeabbor Any of numerous fishes that are typically large solitary bottom fishes of warm seas

fresh haddock aiglefin / églefin m. hyse, kolje An important food fish that is usually smaller than the related common cod and that occurs on both sides of the Atlantic

smoked haddock haddock m. hyse, kolje

hake colin m. lysing, sei Any of several marine food fishes that are related to the common Atlantic cod

hake merlus f. / merluche m. kulmule, blister

halibut flétan kveite, hellefisk, helleflyndre A marine food fish that is the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes, attains a weight of several hundred pounds in the female, and is now usually classified as an Atlantic species (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) and a Pacific one (H. stenolepis)

herring hareng m. sild A valuable clupeid food fish that is abundant in the temperate and colder parts of the north Atlantic and as a different subspecies in the north Pacific and that is preserved in the adult state by smoking or salting and in the young state is extensively canned and sold as sardines

John Dory Saint-Pierre m. petersfisk m. A common yellow to olive European food fish with an oval compressed body, long dorsal spines, and a dark spot on each side; also: a closely related and possibly identical fish widely distributed in southern seas

lobster homard m. hummer Any of a family of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope

rock lobster langouste f. hummer

mackerel maquereau m. makrell A fish of the North Atlantic that is green above with dark blue bars and silvery below, reaches a length of about 18 inches, and is one of the most important food fishes

monkfish lotte f. breiflabb, havulke Either of two anglerfishes: Any of several pediculate fishes; especially one having a large flattened head and wide mouth with a lure on the head and fleshy mouth appendages used to attract smaller fishes as prey

red mullet rouget barbet m. multe, mulle Any of a family of moderate-sized usually red or golden fishes with two barbels on the chin

mussel moule f. musling 1, A marine bivalve mollusk usually having a dark elongated shell. 2, A freshwater bivalve mollusk that is especially abundant in rivers of the central U.S. and has a shell with a lustrous nacreous lining

pike-perch sandre m. gjedde, sandart A fish (as the walleye) of the perch group that resembles the pike

perch perche f. åbor A small European freshwater spiny-finned fish. 2, An American fish that is closely related to the perch

periwinkle bigournaeu m. strandsnegl Any of various gastropod mollusks: 1: any of a genus of edible littoral marine snails; also: any of various similar or related marine snails (as various American members of Thais). 2: any of several North American freshwater snails

winkle bigournaeu m. strandsnegl see periwinkle

pike brochet m. gjedde A large elongate long-snouted teleost fish valued for food and sport and widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere

plaice carrelet m. , plie (commune) f. flyndre, rødspette Any of various flatfishes; especially a large European flounder

red porgy daurade / dorade f. ? A blue-spotted crimson percoid food fish of the coasts of Europe and America

shad alose f. maisild Any of several clupeid fishes that differ from the typical herrings in having a relatively deep body and in being anadromous and that are extremely important food fishes of Europe and North America

oyster huître f. østers Any of various marine bivalve mollusks that have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle and include important shellfish

scallops coquilles St. Jacques f. østers Any of many marine bivalve mollusks that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves

shrimp crevette f. reke Any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans having a slender elongated body, compressed abdomen, long legs, and a long spiny rostrum

skate (from Nordic) raie f. skate, rokke Any of a family of rays with the pectoral fins greatly developed giving the organism a rhomboidal shape

squid encornet m., calmar m. tiarmet blekksprut Any of numerous 10-armed cephalopods having a long tapered body, a caudal fin on each side, and usually a slender internal chitinous support

swordfish espadon m., poisson épée m. sverdfisk A very large oceanic food fish having a long swordlike beak formed by the bones of the upper jaw

whiting merlan m. hvitting Any of various marine food fishes: 1, a common European fish (Merlangus merlangus) related to the cod; 2, silver hake

sea urchins oursin m. sjøpinnsvin n. Any of a class of oblate echinoderms that are usually enclosed in thin brittle shells covered with movable spines

salmon saumon m. laks A large soft-finned anadromous game fish of the northern Atlantic noted as a food fish - called also Atlantic salmon

smoked salmon saumon fumé m. røkelaks

tuna thon m. tunfisk, makrellstørje

trout truite f. ørret Any of various food and sport fishes mostly smaller than the typical salmons and restricted to cool clear fresh waters

turbot turbot m. pigghvarre A large European flatfish that is a popular food fish and has a brownish upper surface marked with scattered tubercles and a white undersurface

whitefish lavaret m. sik A: Any of various freshwater food fishes related to the salmons and trouts. B: Any of various fishes resembling the true whitefishes C: Britain: any of various market fishes with white flesh that is not oily

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