Kızılkulak
Sparus aurata
#nm_0635📍 Turkish Aegean
- Language
- Turkish
- Transliteration
- Kizilkulak
- IPA
- /kɯzɯɫkuˈɫak/
Compound: kızıl + kulak kızıl: red, kulak: ear, for the red-tinged gill cover
Identifying marks: black mark on cheek with orange spot below. Wild (deniz) vs farmed (çiftlik) distinction. Size-based naming in Aegean tradition.