Antalya bleak was slow and the river was densely vegetated, with a pH range around 6.5. This fish is known from 4 streams draining into the Gulf of Antalya, from the Aksu River in the east to the Mangat River in the west. It may also be present in the Ceyhan River. Three of the four rivers it is endemic to have been modified by hydroelectric dams and pollution. 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.
True's beaked whale True's beaked whale True's beaked whale ("Mesoplodon mirus") is a medium-sized whale in the mesoplodont genus. The common name is in reference to Frederick W. True, a curator at the United States National Museum (now the Smithsonian). There are two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans (this species is absent in the tropics) which may be separate subspecies. The species was first described in 1913 by Frederick W. True from an adult female that had stranded on the outer bank of Bird Island Shoal, Beaufort Harbor, North Carolina, in July 1912. This whale has a normal mesoplodont body,