Telestes fontinalis

Telestes fontinalis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Telestes
Species:	T. fontinalis
Binomial name
Telestes fontinalis (M. S. Karaman (sr), 1972)
Synonyms [2]
Phoxinellus adspersus fontinalisM. S. Karaman, 1972

Telestes fontinalis, the Spring pijor or Krbava dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. It is found only in Croatia. Its natural habitats are intermittent rivers and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Ford, M. (2024). "Telestes fontinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T61312A137341476. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T61312A137341476.en . Retrieved 29 January 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Telestes". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences.

Sources

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Telestes fontinalis". FishBase . August 2011 version.