Slovenian Fish Names in English

Slovenia has a short stretch of coast around Koper, Izola and Piran, and its fish names sit close to the Croatian ones. Zobatec is dentex and jegulja is the European eel. This list gives the Slovenian name of every species in our encyclopedia that has one on record.

The names follow Slovenia’s official list of commercial fish names. Where the official list only has a name for a whole group of fish rather than the species, we left the species out rather than guess.

Photo	Slovenian	English	Scientific name
A
	Arbun	Pandora	Pagellus erythrinus
B
	Balestra	Grey Triggerfish	Balistes capriscus
	Bela kirnja	White Grouper	Epinephelus aeneus
	Bela palamida	Plain Bonito	Orcynopsis unicolor
	Beli tun	Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
	Bradač	Red Mullet	Mullus barbatus
	Brancin	Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax
	Brodolomčar	Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus
	Bukva	Bogue	Boops boops
C
	Cebrasti špar	Zebra Seabream	Diplodus cervinus
	Ciplji	Flathead Grey Mullet	Mugil cephalus / Chelon labrosus / Chelon ramada
	Črnorepka	Saddled Seabream	Oblada melanura
	Črtasti tun	Skipjack Tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis
D
	Debeloglavi zobatec	Pink Dentex	Dentex gibbosus
	Delfinka	Coryphaene	Coryphaena hippurus
	Divji ribon	Axillary Seabream	Pagellus acarne
E
	Električni morski skat	Electric Ray	Torpedo marmorata / Torpedo torpedo
F
	Fratrc	Two banded Seabream	Diplodus vulgaris
G
	Gavuni	Sand Smelt	Atherina hepsetus, Atherina boyeri, and Atherinomorus lacunosus
	Gladki romb	Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus
	Gof	Greater Amberjack	Seriola dumerili
H
	Hobotnica	Octopus	Octopus vulgaris
I
	Iglica	Garfish	Belone belone
	Inćun	Anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus
J
	Jegulja	Eel	Anguilla anguilla
K
	Kanjec	Comber	Serranus cabrilla
	Kantar	Black Seabream	Spondyliosoma cantharus
	Kaval	Brown Meagre	Sciaena umbra
	Kirnja	Dusky Grouper	Epinephelus marginatus
	Kladvenica	Smooth Hammerhead	Sphyrna zygaena
	Kljunačka	Longspine Snipefish	Macroramphosus scolopax
	Knez	Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse	Coris julis
	Korbel	Shi Drum	Umbrina cirrosa
	Kostanjevka	Atlantic Pomfret	Brama brama
	Kovač	John Dory	Zeus faber
L
	Lica	Leerfish	Lichia amia
	Lokarda	Chub Mackerel	Scomber japonicus
M
	Mečarica	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
	Menola	Picarel	Spicara smaris
	Modrak	Blotched Picarel	Spicara maena
	Modri trnobok	Blue Runner	Caranx crysos
	Morska lisica	Thresher Shark	Alopias vulpinus / Alopias superciliosus / Alopias pelagicus
	Morska mačka	Small spotted Catshark	Scyliorhinus canicula
	Morska spaka	Anglerfish	Lophius piscatorius / Lophius budegassa
	Morski bič	Stingray	Dasyatis pastinaca / Bathytoshia centroura
	Morski list	Sole	Solea solea
	Morski prašič	Angular Roughshark	Oxynotus centrina
	Morski zmaj	Greater Weever	Trachinus draco
N
	Navadni ligenj	Squid	Loligo vulgaris
	Navadni morski golob	Eagle Ray	Myliobatis aquila
	Navadni morski pes	Smooth hound	Mustelus mustelus
O
	Okati ribon	Blackspot Seabream	Pagellus bogaraveo
	Orada	Gilthead Seabream	Sparus aurata
	Oslič	Hake	Merluccius merluccius
	Ovčica	Sand Steenbras	Lithognathus mormyrus
P
	Pagar	Red Seabream	Pagrus pagrus
	Palamida	Atlantic Bonito	Sarda sarda
	Pegasti tun	Little Tunny	Euthynnus alletteratus
	Pepelasti morski pes	Tope Shark	Galeorhinus galeus
	Pic	Sharpsnout Seabream	Diplodus puntazzo
	Pirka	Painted Comber	Serranus scriba
	Progasti bradač	Striped Red Mullet	Mullus surmuletus
R
	Raža trnjevka	Thornback Ray	Raja clavata
	Rdeča bodika	Scorpionfish	Scorpaena scrofa / Scorpaena porcus
	Rdeči krulec	Gurnard	Chelidonichthys lucerna / Trigloporus lastoviza
	Rdeči mečak	Red Bandfish	Cepola macrophthalma
	Romb	Turbot	Scophthalmus maximus
	Rumenousta barakuda	Barracuda	Sphyraena sphyraena / Sphyraena viridensis
S
	Salpa	Salema Porgy	Sarpa salpa
	Sardela	Pilchard	Sardina pilchardus
	Šarg	White Seabream	Diplodus sargus
	Sinjeusti okun	Blackbelly Rosefish	Helicolenus dactylopterus
	Sinji mol	Blue Whiting	Micromesistius poutassou
	Sipa	Cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis
	Sivi morski pes	Bluntnose Sixgill Shark	Hexanchus griseus
	Skakavka	Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix
	Skald	Scaldback	Arnoglossus laterna
	Skuša	Atlantic Mackerel	Scomber scombrus
	Šnjur	Horse Mackerel	Trachurus trachurus / Trachurus mediterraneus
	Špar	Annular Seabream	Diplodus annularis
T
	Tabinja	Forkbeard	Phycis phycis
	Trnež	Spiny Dogfish	Squalus acanthias / Squalus blainvillei
	Trupec	Bullet Tuna	Auxis rochei
	Tuna also Tun	Atlantic Bluefin Tuna	Thunnus thynnus
U
	Ugor	Conger	Conger conger
V
	Velika sardela	Round Sardinella	Sardinella aurita
Z
	Zobatec	Dentex	Dentex dentex
	Zvezdogledi	Atlantic Stargazer	Uranoscopus scaber

No fish found with that name.

Fish names in other Mediterranean countries