Telestes polylepis

Short description: Species of fish

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 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

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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