Telestes fontinalis

Telestes fontinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 fontinalis M. 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.

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