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The name of the sea does not indicate the color of the water, which is not red. It may be due to the seasonal explosions of the red cyanobacterium Trichodesmium erythraeum. Another source could be the nearby red mineral-rich mountains or the name of the Hymari, a local tribe whose name means `red.`

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