Samek! !سمك Fish!

Heard a man announcing “Samek!” from the street outside my flat today. He carried a basket with his morning catch from the River Nile here in Luxor. Both fish are featured in Egypt’s Flora & Fauna: AUC Press Nature Foldouts: the Bulti Fish, or Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and the Nile Perch (Lates niloticus). The Nile Perch has a lifespan of 16 years in the wild, and can reach a length of nearly 2 m (more than 6 ft)!

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