淡水魚(たんすいぎょ)

たんすいぎょ
noun
freshwater fish
animal-fish
1. freshwater fish
Fish that live in rivers, lakes, and other freshwater bodies, as opposed to those in the sea.
鯉(こい)は淡水魚(たんすいぎょ)だ。
Carp are freshwater fish.
川(かわ)や湖(みずうみ)に住(す)む淡水魚(たんすいぎょ)を調(しら)べた。
I researched freshwater fish that live in rivers and lakes.
近年(きんねん)、外来(がいらい)淡水魚(たんすいぎょ)が在来(ざいらい)種(しゅ)を脅(おびや)かしている。
In recent years, non-native freshwater fish have been threatening native species.

Compound of 淡水(たんすい) (fresh water) + 魚(ぎょ) (fish). Contrasted with 海水魚(かいすいぎょ) (saltwater fish).

Common collocations

  • 淡水魚(たんすいぎょ)の飼育(しいく): keeping freshwater fish (in an aquarium)
  • 淡水魚(たんすいぎょ)料理(りょうり): freshwater-fish cuisine
  • 在来(ざいらい)淡水魚(たんすいぎょ): native freshwater fish

Common examples

Similar / contrasting words

  • 海水魚(かいすいぎょ): saltwater fish
  • 汽水魚(きすいぎょ): brackish-water fish — lives where fresh and salt water mix
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