Friedfisch

English translation: non-predatory fish

10:05 Feb 1, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Fisheries / Fish species
German term or phrase: Friedfisch
The closest I can get to an English translation of Friedfisch is coarse fish, but the English term also covers fish other than those described by Friedfisch
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English translation:non-predatory fish
Explanation:
Why cannot all fish live in peace with each other?

Als Friedfisch bezeichnet man Fischarten, die keine anderen Fische jagen (wie z. B. Hechte und Zander) und sich ausschließlich von Insektenlarven sowie Schnecken und Würmern am Grund der Seen oder Flüsse ernähren oder Plankton aus dem Wasser filtrieren. Daneben zählt man auch die Pflanzenfresser unter den Fischen zu den Friedfischen.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedfisch
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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:18
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Thanks very much - it was quite obvious really in the end - I think I was having a mind block
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3 +3non-predatory fish
Lancashireman
4non-predatory fish (species)
Steffen Walter
2non-predatory fish
Cilian O'Tuama


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non-predatory fish


Explanation:
Why cannot all fish live in peace with each other?

Als Friedfisch bezeichnet man Fischarten, die keine anderen Fische jagen (wie z. B. Hechte und Zander) und sich ausschließlich von Insektenlarven sowie Schnecken und Würmern am Grund der Seen oder Flüsse ernähren oder Plankton aus dem Wasser filtrieren. Daneben zählt man auch die Pflanzenfresser unter den Fischen zu den Friedfischen.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedfisch

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks very much - it was quite obvious really in the end - I think I was having a mind block

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: spare the rod...
1 min

agree  Jonathan MacKerron: Langenscheidt agrees
2 mins

agree  Steffen Walter: Faster fingers...
4 mins
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non-predatory fish


Explanation:
Friedfisch − Wikipedia
Als Friedfisch bezeichnet man Fischarten, die keine anderen Fische jagen (wie z. B. Hechte und Zander) und sich ausschließlich von Insektenlarven sowie ...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedfisch - 13k - I

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: English
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non-predatory fish (species)


Explanation:
"Friedfisch" is the opposite of "Raubfisch" (predatory fish).

For a definition of predatory fish, see
http://www.deh.gov.au/settlements/industry/finance/glossary....
"Predatory fish:
A fish living by killing and eating other fish."

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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