I created this list from various sources to help people to identify their favorite fish and enjoy the fish that get from various parts of this world. Language should not stop you from tasting your favorite poisson.
I am compiling this list from various sources. Please feel free to let me know any changes/corrections needed. I am trying my best to source the names in native French language. Please help me with the names in the comment section if possible.
| français | English |
|---|---|
| Aiguillat | Dog Fish / Rock Salmon / Flake / Spurdog |
| Albacore | Yellow fin Tuna |
| Amelette | Sprat |
| Anchois | Anchovies / Anchovy |
| Anguille | Eel |
| Argentine | Greater silver smelt / Argentine |
| Bar / Abadèche rouge / Perche de la mer / Bar Commun / lopu de mer |
Seabass |
| Barbue | Brill |
| Beluga, grand esturgeon | Sturgeon (Beluga) |
| Brochet de la mer | Barracuda |
| Brochet, Brocheton | Pike |
| Cabillaud, Morue | Cod |
| Calamars | Squid |
| Calimande, Limandelle | Megrim |
| Chimere | Rabbit fish |
| Chinchard | Horse Mackeral / Scad |
| Coque commun | Cockle |
| Coquilles St. Jacques | Scallops |
| Coryphene commune | Dolphin Fish / Dorado / Mahi Mahi |
| Crabe, Etrille | Crab |
| Crevette tigree | Tiger Prawn |
| Crevettes | Shrimp |
| Crustacés | Shellfish |
| Daurade | Sea Bream |
| Dorade commune | Red Bream |
| Dorade gris | Black Bream |
| Dorade or Dorade royale | Bream / Gilthead |
| Eglefin | Haddock |
| Encornet, Poulpe | Octopus |
| Escolier, Escolar | Snake Mackerel / Escolar |
| Espadon | Sword Fish |
| Esturgeon | Sturgeon (Baltic) |
| Esturgeon etoile, Sevruga | Sturgeon (Stellate or Sevruga) |
| Faux fletan, Balai | Long rough dab |
| Flet | Flounder |
| Fletan | Halibut |
| Fletan | Halibut (Atlantic) |
| Fletan du Pacifique | Halibut (Pacific) |
| Fletan noir, Halibut noir | Halibut (Greenland) |
| Gamba, Crevette grosse / royale | Prawn - Large |
| Germon | Tuna (Albacore) |
| Grenadier bleu de N.Zel | Hoki |
| Grenadier de roche | Roundnose grenadier |
| Hareng | Herring Giant / Sild |
| Homard | Lobster |
| Hoplostete orange | Orange roughy |
| Huître | Oyster |
| Inktvis, Zeekat, Seich | Cuttle fish |
| Lancons | Sandeel |
| Langoustine, écrevisse | Cray fish |
| Lieu Jaune, Lieu Noir, Lieu de L'Alaska | Pollock |
| Lieu, Charbonnier | Coley / Saithe |
| Limande | Dab |
| Limande - sole commune | Lemon sole |
| Lingue | Ling |
| Lingue bleue | Blue Ling |
| Lompe, mollet | Lumpfish |
| Lotte, Crapaud, Baudroie | Monk fish / Anglerfish |
| Loup de mer | Wolfish |
| Lutjan | Snapper |
| Maquereau | Mackerel |
| Merlan | Whiting / Lady fish |
| Merlu, Merluche | Hake |
| Merou | Grouper / Reef cod |
| Mostelle (de roche) | Greater forkbeard |
| Moule | Mussels |
| Muge, Mulet | Grey mullet |
| Pilchard | Sardines |
| Plie | Plaice |
| Plie cynoglosse | Witch or Torbay sole |
| Raies | Skate |
| Rouget-barbet dore | Goat Fish / Red mullet |
| Roussette, Emissole | Catshark / Lesser Spotted Dogfish |
| Sabre | Black Scabbard fish |
| Saumon | Solmon |
| Sebaste | Redfish |
| Sole commune | Dover sole |
| St. Pierre | John Dory |
| Tacaud | Pouting, Bib |
| Taupe | Shark |
| Thon | Tuna |
| Thon rouge | Tuna (Northern Blue fin) |
| Thon rouge du sud | Tuna (Southern Blue fin) |
| Truite | Sea trout / Brown trout |
| Truite arc-en-ciel | Rainbow trout |
| Turbot | Turbot / Indian spiny turbot |