Telestes montenigrinus

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Telestes montenigrinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Telestes
Species:
T. montenigrinus
Binomial name
Telestes montenigrinus
(Vuković, 1963)
Synonyms [2]
  • Leuciscus souffia montenigrinus Vukovic, 1963
  • Leuciscus montenigrinus Vuković, 1963

Telestes montenigrinus, the Montenegro riffle 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 Albania and Serbia and Montenegro.

Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent freshwater lakes. It is considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ford, M. (2024). "Telestes montenigrinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T61377A137341687. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T61377A137341687.en . 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.


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