κέφαλος
Mugil cephalus
#nm_0399📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- kefalos
- IPA
- /ˈkefalos/
From Ancient Greek κέφαλος képhalos (grey mullet) ↳ From κεφαλή kephalḗ (head), the fish being large-headed ↳ Borrowed into Latin as cephalus (grey mullet)
Called 'sea's garbage collector' - feeds on coastal waste. Torpedo-shaped, agile. Considered most intelligent fish.