''Telestes'' is a genus of cyprinid fish. It was formerly usually included in '' Leuciscus''.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:Bogutskaya, N.G., Zupancic, P., Bogut, I. & Naseka, A.M. (2012): Two new freshwater fish species of the genus Telestes (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from karst poljes in Eastern Herzegovina and Dubrovnik littoral (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia). ''ZooKeys, 180: 53–80.'' * ''

Telestes beoticus ''Telestes'' is a genus of cyprinid fish. It was formerly usually included in ''Leuciscus''. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:Bogutskaya, N.G., Zupancic, P., Bogut, I. & Naseka, A.M. (2012): Two new freshwater fis ...

'' ( Stephanidis, 1939) (Paskóviza) * ''

Telestes croaticus ''Telestes croaticus'', the Croatian Pijor, is a species of cyprinid fish. It is found only in Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and ...

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, 1866) (Croatian pijor) * ''

Telestes dabar ''Telestes dabar'' is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Vrijeka and Opacica rivers of eastern Herzegovina. References * Telestes Fish described in 2012 {{Leuciscinae-stub ...

'' Bogutskaya, Zupančič, Bogut & Naseka, 2012 * ''

Telestes fontinalis ''Telestes fontinalis'', the Spring pijor, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Croatia. Its natural habitats are intermittent rivers and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat des ...

'' ( M. S. Karaman ( sr), 1972) (Spring pijor) * ''

Telestes karsticus ''Telestes karsticus'' is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lije ...

'' Marčić, Buj, Duplić, Ćaleta, Mustafić, Zanella, Zupančič & Mrakovčić, 2011 * ''

Telestes metohiensis ''Telestes metohiensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are freshwater springs and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat ...

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, 1901) * ''

Telestes miloradi ''Telestes miloradi'' is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic the Ljuta River in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem ...

'' Bogutskaya, Zupančič, Bogut & Naseka, 2012 * ''

Telestes montenigrinus ''Telestes montenigrinus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Albania and Serbia and Montenegro. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent freshwater lake A lake is an area filled with water, ...

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, 1963) * ''

Telestes muticellus ''Telestes muticellus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Commonly known as vairone, it is found in France, Italy, and Switzerland. Its natural habitats are river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, us ...

'' ( Bonaparte, 1837) (Vairone) * ''

Telestes pleurobipunctatus ''Telestes pleurobipunctatus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also terme ...

'' ( Stephanidis, 1939) * ''

Telestes polylepis ''Telestes polylepis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is a freshwater fish. It is found only in a 100-metre stretch of a Croatian stream. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by new species of Pike being ...

, 1866 * ''

Telestes souffia The souffia or western vairone (''Telestes souffia'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Romania, Slo ...

'' ( A. Risso, 1827) (Souffia, Western vairone) * ''

Telestes turskyi ''Telestes turskyi'' is a species of cyprinid restricted to lake Buško Blato in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Čikola River, a tributary of the Krka in Croatia. This species was thought to be extinct, but was found in May 2002 by J. Freyhof and ...

'' ( Heckel, 1843) *

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Telestes ukliva ''Telestes ukliva'', the Ukliva dace, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Endemic to the Cetina river in Croatia and reported as extinct in the 1990s, it was rediscovered in 1997. Earlier authors misidentified ''T. ukliva'' ...

'' ( Heckel, 1843)

References

Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte {{Leuciscinae-stub