Smackerel

Not to be confused with Snackeral.

Smackerel
First appearance	Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Comparable Mega Unagi Chombone

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".

Gallery

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  A Smackerel descending

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  A Smackerel digging down

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  Model

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  Giant Smackerel model

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ハイデン[?] Haiden	Possibly from「海底」(hǎidǐ, "seabed" in Chinese), the English word "hide", 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[?]	-
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	Pun on "넙적" (neobjeok, flat) and possibly "쩍쩍" (jjeok-jjeok, onomatopoeia for crunching), 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	Нямбала[?] Nyambala	Portmanteau of "камбала" (kambala, flatfish) and "ням" (nyam, nom)
Spanish	Soterraballo[?]	Portmanteau of "soterrar" (to bury) and "rodaballo" (turbot)