Gökçe Baligi
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The Gökçe Balığı Turkish
for heavenly fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
It is found only in Turkey
. Its natural habitat
is freshwater lake
s. It is threatened by habitat loss and is considered extinct by IUCN because it hasn't been seen since 1998.
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
for heavenly fish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
It is found only in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is freshwater lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s. It is threatened by habitat loss and is considered extinct by IUCN because it hasn't been seen since 1998.
Source
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Alburnus akili. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.