Antalya bleak Antalya bleak The Antalya bleak ("Alburnus baliki") is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus "Alburnus". It is endemic to Turkey and is commonly found in schools in clear, vegetated fresh water. The Antalya bleak is similar in appearance to other members of its genus, "Alburnus". In addition, it has 12 dorsal rays, 16-18 anal rays and 36-38 vertebra. The longest known specimen was 6.1 cm long. it is only known from Turkey and was discovered in 2000 in the Manavgat River system. Shoals of the fish were found near the surface along the river's banks, where the current
Bucca (mythological creature) Bucca (mythological creature) Bucca is a male sea-spirit in Cornish folklore - a merman- that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin during storms. The mythological creature is a type of water spirit likely related to the Púca from Irish and Welsh folklore and the female mari-morgans - a type of mermaid from Welsh and Breton mythology. Rev W. S. Lach-Szyrma, one 19th-century writer on Cornish antiquities, suggested the Bucca had originally been an ancient pagan deity of the sea such as Irish Nechtan or British Nodens, though his claims are mainly conjecture.. Folklore however records votive food offerings