Beyşehir bleak means "heavenly fish". Beyşehir bleak The Beyşehir bleak ("Alburnus akili"), known in Turkish as gökçe balığı, was a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, now presumed extinct. The Beyşehir bleak was endemic to Lake Beyşehir in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It declined after the introduction of "Sander lucioperca" (zander or pikeperch) into the lake in 1955, and the introduction of "A. escherichii". Overfishing also seems to have contributed to the extinction. The fish was last seen in 1998 and is now listed as extinct by the IUCN. This was a short-lived species, growing to 13–16 cm long. The Turkish
What Bird is That? author Nick Earls' 1999 young adult novel "48 Shades of Brown". The 48 shades refers to the number of distinct browns used by Cayley to describe bird plumage colours. What Bird is That? What Bird is That? A Guide to the Birds of Australia is a book first published in 1931 by Angus & Robertson in Sydney. Authored and illustrated by Neville William Cayley, it was Australia’s first fully illustrated national field guide to birds, a function it served alone for nearly 40 years. In 1960 it was rated the all-time best seller in Australian natural history. "What Bird Is