ثعبان البحر

Anguilla anguilla
#nm_0084📍 Egypt
Language
Standard Arabic
Transliteration
Thuban al-bahr
IPA
/θʕbaːn aːlbħr/

Compound: ثعبان + البحر ثعبان thuʿbān: snake, البحر al-baḥr: the sea

Catadromous - lives in freshwater rivers/lakes, migrates to sea to breed in Sargasso Sea.