Tiriça
Alosa pontica
#nm_0240📍 Turkish Black Sea
- Language
- Turkish
- Transliteration
- Tricha
- IPA
- /tiɾitʃa/
From Ancient Greek θρίσσα thríssa (shad) ↳ Possibly from θρίξ thríx (hair), referring to many fine bones
Pontic shad. Migrates upstream to spawn.
Alternates: Tirsi (Turkish Black Sea)
⚠️ Often confused with: Sardalya (Sardina pilchardus)