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When people talk about fish, difficulties quickly arise with different names in different languages. This is the most important reason why the different species have a scientific (Latin) name.
Here you will find the names of most of the fish species that live in Norway or appear sporadically along our long coast. Translated into Norwegian, Latin, English.
Most languages have many different names for the same fish, and some of the fish species have no name in some of the languages.
ENGLISH |
LATIN |
NORSK |
| Perch | Perca fluviatilis | Abbor |
| Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicolus | Ansjos |
| Asp | Aspius aspius | Asp |
| Frigate mackerel, bullet tuna | Auxis rochei | Auxid |
| Grey triggerfish | Balistes carolinensis | Avtrekkerfisk |
| European barracuda | Sphyraena sphyraena | Barracuda, europeisk |
| Brook lamprey | Lampetra planeri | Bekkeniøye |
| Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Bekkerøye |
| Ballan wrasse | Labrus bergylta | Berggylt |
| Painted goby | Pomatoschistus pictus | Bergkutling |
| Goldsinny wrasse | Ctenolabrus rupestris | Bergnebb |
| Alfonsino | Beryx decadactylus | Beryx (brudefisk) |
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | Blåhai |
| Bluemouth | Helicolenus dactylopterus | Blåkjeft |
| Greenland halibut, blue halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | Blåkveite |
| Blue ling | Molva dypterygia | Blålange |
| Jellycat, northern wolf-fish | Anarhichas denticulatus | Blåsteinbit |
| Cuckoo wrasse | Labrus bimaculatus | Blåstål/ rødnebb |
| Bream | Abramis brama | Brasme |
| Angler | Lophius piscatorius | Breiflabb |
| Sprat | Sprattus sprattus | Brisling |
| Tusk, cusk, torsk | Brosme brosme | Brosme |
| Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | Brugde |
| Scale-rayed wrasse | Acantholabrus palloni | Brungylt |
| Doubleline eelpout | Lycodes eudipleurostictus | Båndåle- brosme |
| Lake trout | Salvelinus namaycusch | Canadarøye |
| Two-spotted clingfish | Diplecogaster bimaculata | Dobbeltsuger |
| Black scabbardfish | Aphanopus carbo | Dolkfisk |
| Brown bullhead | Ameiurus nebulosus | Dvergmalle |
| Long-spined sea-scorpion | Taurulus bubalis | Dvergulke |
| Bullseye | Epigonus telescopus | Dyphavsabbor |
| River lamprey | Lampetra fluviatilis | Elveniøye |
| Cornish blackfish | Schedophilus medusophagus | Engelsk svartfisk |
| Five-bearded rockling | Ciliata mustela | Femtrådet tangbrosme |
| Four-bearded rockling | Rhinonemus cimbrius | Firtrådet tangbrosme |
| Greater weever | Trachinus draco | Fjesing |
| Red (sea) bream | Pagellus bogaraveo | Flekkpagell |
| Spotted ray | Raja montagui | Flekkskate |
| Spotted wolf-fish | Anarhichas minor | Flekksteinbit |
| White bream | Abramis [Blicca] bjoerkna | Flire |
| Mediterranean flying-fish | Cheilopogon heterurus | Flygefisk |
| Spotted dragonet | Callionymus maculatus | Fløyfisk, flekket |
| Reticulated dragonet | Callionymus reticulatus | Fløyfisk, liten |
| Dragonet | Callionymus lyra | Fløyfisk, vanlig |
| Derbio | Trachinotus ovatus | Gaffelmakrell |
| Long rough dab | Hippoglossoides platessoides | Gapeflyndre |
| Pike | Esox lucius | Gjedde |
| Zander, pike-perch | Sander [Stizostedion] lucioperca | Gjørs |
| Transparent goby | Aphia minuta | Glasskutling |
| Solenette | Buglossidium luteum | Glasstunge |
| Megrim | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis | Glassvar |
| Smooth sandeel | Gymnammodytes semisquamatus | Glattsil |
| Arctic staghorn sculpin | Gymnocanthus tricuspis | Glattulke |
| Rock cook | Centrolabrus exoletus | Grasgylt |
| Corkwing wrasse | Symphodus melops | Grønngylt |
| Tope | Galeorhinus galeus | Gråhai |
| Birdbeak dogfish | Deania calceus | Gråhå |
| Spine-tailed ray | Bathyraja spinicauda | Gråskate |
| Wolf-fish, catfish | Anarhichas lupus | Gråsteinbit |
| Dace | Leuciscus leuciscus | Gullbust |
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | Gullfisk |
| Golden gray mullet | Liza aurata | Gullmulte |
| Grayling | Thymallus thymallus | Harr |
| Bass, seabass | Dicentrarchus labrax | Havabbor |
| Atlantic pomfret, Ray´s bream | Brama brama | Havbrasme |
| Monkfish, angel shark | Squatina squatina | Havengel |
| Black gemfish, Johnson´s scabbardfish | Nesiarchus nasutus | Havgjedde |
| Black seabream | Spondyliosoma cantharus | Havkaruss |
| Ratfish | Chimaera monstrosa | Havmus |
| Sea lamprey | Petromyzon marinus | Havniøye |
| Worm pipefish | Nerophis lumbriciformis | Havnål, krumsnutet |
| Straight-nosed pipefish | Nerophis ophidion | Havnål, liten |
| Snake pipefish | Entelurus aequoreus | Havnål, stor |
| Lesser sandeel | Ammodytes marinus | Havsil |
| – | Lycenchelys muraena | Hav-ålebrosme |
| Conger | Conger conger | Havål |
| Ruffe | Gymnocephalus cernuus | Hork |
| Garfish | Belone belone | Horngjel |
| Yarrels´s blenny | Chirolophis ascanii | Hornkvabbe |
| Fourhorn sculpin | Triglopsis quadricornis | Hornulke |
| Sloane´s viperfish | Chauliodus sloani | Huggormfisk |
| – | Cyclothone alba | Hvit lysfisk |
| Bullhead, Miller´s thumb | Cottus gobio | Hvitfinnet steinulke |
| Starry smoth-hound | Mustelus asterias | Hvitflekket glatthai |
| Sailray, sharp-nosed skate | Dipturus [Raja] linteus | Hvitskate |
| Whiting | Merlangius merlangus | Hvitting |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Hyse (kolje) |
| Rough pomfret | Taractes asper | Høyfinnet havbrasme |
| Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | Håbrann |
| Blackmouth catshark | Galeus melanostomus | Hågjel |
| Greenland shark | Somniosus microcephalus | Håkjerring |
| Topknot | Zeugopterus punctatus | Hårvar |
| Rough-headed grenadier | Macrourus berglax | Isgalt |
| Arctic skate | Amblyraja [Raja] hyperborea | Isskate |
| Arctic cod | Arctogadus glacialis | Istorsk |
| Bluntnose six-gill shark | Hexanchus griseus | Kamtannhai |
| Lesser pipefish | Syngnathus rostellatus | Kantnål, liten |
| Greater pipefish | Syngnathus acus | Kantnål, stor |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Karpe |
| Crucian carp | Carassius carassius | Karuss |
| Chum salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | Ketalaks |
| Starry skate, thorny skate | Amblyraja radiata | Kloskate |
| Red gurnard | Chelidonichthys [Aspitrigla] cuculus | Knurr, tverrstripet |
| Grey gurnard | Chelidonichthys [Eutrigla] gurnardus | Knurr, vanlig |
| Ribbed sculpin | Triglops pingelii | Knurrulke, arktisk |
| Moustache sculpin | Triglops murrayi | Knurrulke, nordlig |
| Blue whiting | Micromesistius poutassou | Kolmule |
| Frill shark | Chlamydoselachus anguineus | Kragehai |
| Atlantic hook-eared sculpin | Artediellus atlanticus | Krokulke |
| Crystal goby | Crystallogobius linearis | Krystallkutling |
| Smelt | Osmerus eperlanus | Krøkle |
| Atlantic halibut | Hippoglossus hippoglossus | Kveite |
| Montagu´s sea-snail | Liparis montagui | Kystringbuk |
| Vendace | Coregonus albula | Lagesild |
| Burbot | Lota lota | Lake |
| Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar | Laks |
| Pearlsides | Maurolicus muelleri | Laksesild |
| Opah | Lampris guttatus | Laksestørje |
| Ribbon barracudina | Notolepis rissoi | Laksetobis, liten |
| Sharpchin barracudina, lancet fish | Paralepis coregonoides | Laksetobis, stor |
| Ling | Molva molva | Lange |
| Snake blenny | Lumpenus lumpretaeformis | Langhalet langebarn |
| Bleak | Alburnus alburnus | Laue |
| Common goby | Pomatoschistus microps | Leirkutling |
| Capelin | Mallotus villosus | Lodde |
| Lemon sole | Microstomus kitt | Lomre (bergflyndre) |
| Pilotfish | Naucrates ductor | Losfisk |
| Norway redfish | Sebastes viviparus | Lusuer |
| Luvar | Luvarus imperialis | Luvar |
| Pollack | Pollachius pollachius | Lyr |
| Piper gurnard | Trigla lyra | Lyreknurr |
| Hake | Merluccius merluccius | Lysing |
| Rakery beaconlamp | Lampanyctus macdonaldi | Lysprikkfisk, brun |
| Spotted lanternfish | Myctophum punctatum | Lysprikkfisk, liten |
| Glacier lanternfish | Benthosema glaciale | Lysprikkfisk, nordlig |
| Kroyer´s lanternfish, lancet fish | Notoscopelus kroeyeri | Lysprikkfisk, stor |
| Allis shad | Alosa alosa | Maisild |
| Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | Makrell |
| Atlantic saury | Scomberesox saurus | Makrellgjedde |
| Shortfin mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | Makrellhai |
| Northern bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | Makrellstørje, tunfisk |
| Roach | Rutilus rutilus | Mort |
| Norway goby | Pomatoschistus norvegicus | Mudderkutling |
| Striped red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | Mulle |
| Thicklip grey mullet | Chelon labrosus | Multe, tykkleppet |
| Thinlip mullet | Liza ramada | Multe, tynnleppet |
| Ocean sunfish | Mola mola | Månefisk |
| Shagreen ray | Leucoaja [Raja] fullonica | Nebbskate |
| Arctic eelpout | Lycodes reticulatus | Nettålebrosme |
| Ninespine stickleback | Pungitius pungitius | Nipigget stingsild |
| Arctic lamprey | Lethenteron japonicum | Niøye, arktisk |
| Arctic telescope | Protomyctophum arcticum | Nordatlantisk lysprikkfisk |
| Bogue | Boops boops | Okseøyefisk |
| Tadpole fish | Raniceps raninus | Paddetorsk |
| Polar sculpin | Cottunculus microps | Paddeulke |
| Pogge, hooknose | Agonus cataphractus | Panserulke |
| Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | Pelamide, stripet |
| Hatchetfish | Argyropelecus hemigymnus | Perlemorfisk, flekket |
| Lovely hatchetfish, Atl. silver hatchetfish | Argyropelecus aculeatus | Perlemorfisk, pigghalet |
| Silver hatchetfish | Argyropelecus olfersii | Perlemorfisk, stor |
| Spurdog | Squalus acanthias | Pigghå |
| Jeffrey´s goby | Buenia jeffreysii | Piggkutling |
| Thornback ray | Raja clavata | Piggskate |
| Norway bullhead | Micrenophrys lilljeborgii | Piggulke |
| Turbot | Psetta maxima | Piggvar |
| Spiny eel | Notacanthus chemnitzii | Piggål, nordlig |
| Common stingray | Dasyatis pastinaca | Pilskate |
| Gelatinous snailfish | Liparis fabricii | Polarringbuk |
| Polar cod, arctic cod | Boreogadus saida | Polartorsk |
| Pink salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Pukkellaks |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Regnbueørret |
| Sunbleak, belica | Leucaspius delineatus | Regnlaue |
| Frostfish | Benthodesmus elongatus | Reimfisk |
| Thresher shark | Alopias vulpinus | Revehai |
| Longfin seasnail | Careproctus longipinnis | Ringbuk, liten |
| Sea tadpole | Careproctus reinhardti | Ringbuk, nordlig |
| Black seasnail | Paraliparis bathybius | Ringbuk, svart |
| Common seasnail | Liparis liparis | Ringbuk, vanlig |
| Arctic lumpsucker | Cyclopteropsis macalpini | Rognkjeks, arktisk |
| Lumpsucker | Cyclopterus lumpus | Rognkjeks/ rognkall |
| Stout eel-blenny | Anisarchus medius | Rundhalet langebarn |
| Round ray | Rajaella [Raja] fyllae | Rundskate |
| Leopard-spotted goby | Thorogobius ephippiatus | Rødflekket kutling |
| Tub gurnard | Chelidonichthys [Trigla] lucerna | Rødknurr |
| Plaice | Pleuronectes platessa | Rødspette |
| Charr | Salvelinus alpinus | Røye |
| Dab | Limanda limanda | Sandflyndre |
| Gudgeon | Gobio gobio | Sandkryper (grundling) |
| Sand goby | Pomatoschistus minutus | Sandkutling |
| Sandy ray | Leucoraja [Raja] circularis | Sandskate |
| Spined loach | Cobitis taenia | Sandsmett |
| Pilchard | Sardina pilchardus | Sardin |
| Frogfish | Histrio histrio | Sargassoulke |
| Coalfish, saithe | Pollachius virens | Sei |
| Common whitefish | Coregonus lavaretus | Sik |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | Sild |
| King of herrings, oarfish | Regalecus glesne | Sildekonge |
| Sea devil | Cryptosaras couesi | Sjødjevel, liten |
| Pouting, bib | Trisopterus luscus | Skjeggtorsk |
| Greater forkbeard | Phycis blennoides | Skjellbrosme |
| Scalebelly eelpout | Lycodes squamiventer | Skjell- ålebrosme |
| Roundnose grenadier | Coryphaenoides rupestris | Skolest |
| Flounder | Platichthys flesus | Skrubbe |
| Brill | Scophthalmus rhombus | Slettvar |
| Hagfish | Myxine glutinosa | Slimål |
| Silver scabbard-fish | Lepidopus caudatus | Slirefisk |
| Witch | Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | Smørflyndre |
| Lesser-spotted dogfish | Scyliorhinus canicula | Småflekket rødhai |
| Lesser sand-eel | Ammodytes tobianus | Småsil |
| Softhead grenadier | Malacocephalus laevis | Småskjellet skolest |
| Norwegian topknot | Phrynorhombus norvegicus | Småvar |
| Deepwater redfish | Sebastes mentella | Snabeluer |
| Snipe eel | Nemichthys scolopacea | Sneppeål |
| Pearlfish | Echiodon drummondi | Snyltefisk |
| Kitefin shark | Dalatias licha | Spansk håkjerring |
| Black-spotted grenadier | Coelorhynchus coelorhynchus | Spiritist |
| Fries´ goby | Lesuerigobius friesii | Spisshalet kutling |
| Long-nosed skate | Dipturus [Raja] oxyrinchus | Spiss-skate |
| – | Gymnelus retrodorsalis | Spitsbergenåle-brosme |
| John dory | Zeus faber | St.Petersfisk |
| Chub | Leuciscus cephalus | Stam |
| Twaite shad | Alosa fallax | Stamsild |
| Alpine bullhead | Cottus poecilopus | Steinsmett (steinulke) |
| Large-spotted dogfish, bull huss | Scyliorhinus stellaris | Storflekket rødhai |
| Longear eelpout | Lycodes seminudus | Storhodet ålebrosme |
| Scaly dragonfish | Stomias boa | Storkjeft |
| Greater sandeel | Hyperoplus lanceolatus | Storsil |
| Common skate | Dipturus [Raja] batis | Storskate |
| Shore rockling | Gaidropsarus mediterraneus | Strandtangbrosme |
| Argentine | Argentina sphyraena | Strømsild |
| Atlantic sturgeon | Acipenser sturio | Stør |
| Common remora | Remora remora | Sugefisk |
| Tench | Tinca tinca | Suter |
| Blackfish | Centrolophus niger | Svartfisk |
| Velvet belly | Etmopterus spinax | Svarthå |
| Letherfin lumpsucker | Eumicrotremus derjugini | Svartkjeks |
| Black goby | Gobius niger | Svartkutling |
| Norwegian skate | Dipturus [Raja] nidrosiensis | Svartskate |
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | Sverdfisk |
| Poor cod | Trisopterus minutus | Sypike |
| Silver pomfret | Pterycombus brama | Sølvbrasme |
| Dealfish | Trachipterus arcticus | Sølvkveite |
| Silvery rockling | Onogadus argentatus | Sølv-tangbrosme |
| Silvery cod | Gadiculus argenteus | Sølvtorsk |
| Rudd | Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Sørv |
| Streaked gurnard | Trigloporus lastoviza | Taggknurr |
| Horse mackerel | Trachurus trachurus | Taggmakrell (hestemakrell) |
| Northern rockling | Ciliata septentrionalis | Tangbrosme, nordlig |
| Two-spotted goby | Gobiusculus flavescens | Tangkutling |
| Shanny | Lipophrys pholis | Tangkvabbe |
| Deep-snouted pipefish | Syngnathus typhle | Tangsnelle |
| Gunnel, butterfish | Pholis gunnellus | Tangsprell |
| Fifteen-spined stickleback | Spinachia spinachia | Tangstikling |
| Norwegian pollock | Theragra finnmarchica | Theragra, berlevågsfisk |
| Atlantic poacher | Leptagonus decagonus | Tiskjegg |
| Twohorn sculpin | Icelus bicornis | Tornulke |
| Cod | Gadus morhua | Torsk |
| Three-spined stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | Trepigget stingsild |
| Three-bearded rockling | Gaidropsarus vulgaris | Tretrådet tangbrosme |
| Longspine spinefish | Macrorhamphosus scolopax | Trompetfisk |
| Hairtail | Trichiurus lepturus | Trådstjert |
| Common sole | Solea solea | Tunge |
| Scaldfish | Arnoglossus laterna | Tungevar |
| Little tunny | Euthynnus alleteratus | Tunnin |
| Spotted snake blenny | Leptoclinus maculatus | Tverrhalet langebarn |
| Barrelfish | Hyperoglyphe perciformis | Tønnefisk |
| Red-fish | Sebastes marinus | Uer |
| Short-spined sea scorpion | Myoxocephalus scorpius | Ulke, vanlig |
| Diminutive goby | Lebetus scorpioides | Ulkekutling |
| Greater eelpout | Lycodes esmarkii | Ulvefisk |
| Plain bonito | Orcynopsis unicolor | Ustripet pelamide |
| Greater argentine | Argentina silus | Vassild |
| Ide, orfe | Leuciscus idus | Vederbuk |
| Boarfish | Capros aper | Villsvinfisk |
| Spiny lumpsucker | Eumicrotremus spinosus | Vortekjeks |
| Wreckfish | Polyprion americanus | Vrakfisk |
| Minnow | Phoxinus phoxinus | Ørekyt |
| Meagre, jewfish | Argyrosomus regium | Ørnefisk |
| Eagle ray | Myliobatis aquila | Ørneskate |
| Trout | Salmo trutta | Ørret (aure) |
| Norway pout | Trisopterus esmarkii | Øyepål |
| Eel | Anguilla anguilla | Ål |
| – | Lycodes frigidus | Ålebrosme, arktisk |
| Pale eelpout | Lycodes pallidus | Ålebrosme, blek |
| – | Lycenchelys kolthoffi | Ålebrosme, marmorert |
| Threespot eelpout | Lycodes rossi | Ålebrosme, nordlig |
| – | Lycodonus flagellicauda | Ålebrosme, spisshalet |
| – | Lycenchelys sarsii | Ålebrosme, sørlig |
| Vahl’s eelpout | Lycodes vahlii gracilis | Ålebrosme, vanlig |
| Viviparous blenny | Zoarces viviparus | Ålekvabbe |
