Telestes polylepis

Telestes polylepis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Telestes
Species:	T. polylepis
Binomial name
	Telestes polylepis; Steindachner, 1866
Synonyms
	Leuciscus polylepis (Steindachner, 1866)

Short description: Species of fish

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.^{[clarification needed]} Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by new species of Pike being introduced to its stream as well as habitat loss. People^[who?] think they may be extinct within the next few years as there are less than 80 left.

References

↑ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Telestes polylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61379A12469314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61379A12469314.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61379/12469314. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Telestes polylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61379A12469314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61379A12469314.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61379/12469314. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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Telestes polylepis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Telestes
Species:	T. polylepis
Binomial name
*Telestes polylepis* Steindachner, 1866
Synonyms
Leuciscus polylepis (Steindachner, 1866)

Telestes polylepis

Topic: Biology

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