Ateş balığı

Sardina pilchardus
#nm_0631📍 Turkish Aegean
Language
Turkish
Transliteration
Ates baligi
IPA
/aˈteʃ baɫɯˈɯ/

Compound: ateş + balık ateş: fire, balık: fish ↳ ateş from Persian آتش ātaš (fire)

Named after Sardinia island. Small, oily fish. Documented in Turkish since 1665.

Alternates: Sardalya (Turkish Aegean)