為了捕捉小型魚而設計的矛。若指特別用於捕獵較大型魚類和鯨魚的類似裝置，則用「捕鯨等用的魚叉 」(harpoon)一詞。

魚叉(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
魚矛(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
yü ch'a (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
yú chā (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
yu cha (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
fish-spears(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
fishing spears(P,,U,美式英語-偏好,D,U,PN)
fishing spear(,U,美式英語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
spears, fishing(,U,美式英語-非偏好,UF,U,N)
fishing-spears(P,,U,British English-偏好,D,U,PN)
fishing-spear(,U,British English-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
vissperen(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
visspeer(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
harpons(fishing spears)　(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,PN)
harpon(fishing spear)　(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
arpones de pesca(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
arpón de pesca(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............武器與彈藥
................武器
....................有刃武器
........................長柄武器
............................矛 (武器)
................................<依功能區分之矛>
....................................魚叉

distinguished from....

捕鯨等用的魚叉

英文....	Spears designed to be used for catching small fish. For similar devices used specifically for hunting larger fish and whales, use "harpoon."
荷蘭語....	Speren voor het vangen van vis.
西班牙語....	Lanzas para ser usadas en la pesca de peces

魚叉............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 July 2,2013
fish-spears............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
fishing spears............	[VP]
.................	Blackmore, Hunting Weapons (1972) index
.................	Personal Communication Walter Karcheski, Higgins Armory Museum, Nov. '91.
fishing spear............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
spears, fishing............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
fishing-spears............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
fishing-spear............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
vissperen............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
visspeer............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
harpons(fishing spears)............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
harpon(fishing spear)............	[VP]
.................	CHIN database
arpones de pesca............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
arpón de pesca............	[VP]
.................	The Oxford- Duden Pictorial Spanish and English Dictionary (1995)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CHIN database
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300037044 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300037044
聯合目錄： 魚叉 、魚矛 、yü ch'a 、yú chā 、yu cha 、fish-spears 、fishing spears 、fishing spear 、spears, fishing 、fishing-spears 、fishing-spear 、vissperen 、visspeer 、harpons 、harpon 、arpones de pesca 、arpón de pesca