Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
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- Red mullet
Compound: red + mullet red: body color, mullet: from Latin mullus (red mullet) ↳ From Greek μύλλος mýllos (a Pontic fish name, origin uncertain)
Often confused with tekir. Varieties: kaya barbunu (rock), kum barbunu (sand), ot barbunu (grass), paşa barbunu (pasha).
Same species, different names
BarbunTurkish Aegean
Red mulletInternational
ΜπαρμπούνιGreece
τρίγληAncient Greece
بربونEgypt
سلطان ابراهيمLevant