''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 Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

, but was found in May 2002 by J. Freyhof and N. Bogutskaya. Its habitat continues to decline due to water extraction and drought.

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* Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered * Crivelli, A.J. 2005. ''Telestes turskyi''. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 14 May 200

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q573032 Telestes Fish described in 1843 Endemic fauna of the Balkans Freshwater fish of Europe Endemic fish of the Neretva basin Fish of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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