Telestes metohiensis

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Telestes metohiensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Telestes
Species:
T. metohiensis
Binomial name
Telestes metohiensis
(Steindachner, 1901)
Synonyms [2]
  • Paraphoxinus metohiensis Steindachner, 1901
  • Phoxinellus metohiensis (Steindachner, 1901)

Telestes metohiensis, the striped dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. [2] It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are freshwater springs and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Ford, M. (2024). "Telestes metohiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T266188408A137341092. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Telestes". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 May 2025.