Smackerel

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Not to be confused with Snackeral.
Smackerel
Currently Unknown Enemy SMBW
First appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

Smackerels are enemies that appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. They resemble flounders, being flat fish enemies with both eyes on the same side of their body, albeit with large, sharp-toothed jaws. Smackerels solely appear in the level Leaping Smackerel, where they burrow through the sand, periodically jumping out vertically to attack the player character. During the Wonder Effect of the level, a giant Smackerel appears, which is able to bite through part of the level to help the player collect Wonder Tokens.

Their name is a portmanteau of "smack" (most likely the verb referring to the sound of lips parting in anticipation of food or kissing) and "mackerel".

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ハイデン
Haiden
Possibly from「海底」(hǎidǐ, "seabed" in Chinese) and「デーン」(dēn, a comical onomatopoeia used to represent something dramatic happening)

Chinese 海蹬
Hǎidēng
Transliteration of the Japanese name

Dutch Smackerel
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French Limange
Portmanteau of "limande" (dab) and "manger" (to eat)
German Sandhechte
Sand pickerel
Italian Sfondalone
Portmanteau of "sfondare" (to break through) and possibly "pesciolone" (big fish)
Korean 넙쩍이
Neobjjeok'i
Play on "넙적" (neobjeok, flat) and possibly "쩍쩍" (jjeok-jjeok), with the nominalizing suffix "~이" (-i)

Portuguese (NOA) Linguiado
From "linguado" (flounder) and "guiado" (guided)
Portuguese (NOE) Perseguiçolha
Portmanteau of "perseguir" (to pursue) and "solha" (flatfish)
Russian Нямбалы
Nyambaly
 

Spanish Soterraballo
Portmanteau of "soterrar" (to bury) and "rodaballo" (turbot)