Definitions For Sweetfish

Noun

SWEETFISH (plural es or sweetfish) An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.

Synonyms

Plecoglossus altivelis ayu, ai#noun_3, ai

Translations

Chinese: : Cantonese: 香魚}}, {{t, yue, 香鱼 (hoeng1 jyu4-2) : Hakka: 香魚}}, {{t, hak, 香鱼 (hiông-ǹg) : Mandarin: 香魚, 香鱼, tr=xiāngyú : Min Nan: 芳魚}}, 芳鱼 (phang-hî), 溪鰮, 溪鳁 (khoe-un, khe-un), 𫙮魚, 𫙮鱼 (kia̍t-hî, kia̍t-hû), 𫙮 (kia̍t), 國姓魚, {{t, nan, 国姓鱼 (kok-sèng-hî, kok-sèng-hû) Japanese: 鮎, tr=あゆ, ayu, 香魚 (こうぎょ, kōgyo), 年魚 (ねんぎょ, nengyo) Korean: 은어 (銀魚) Tagalog: {{t-needed, tl}}