Telestes croaticus, the Croatian Pijor, is a species of cyprinid fish.
| Telestes croaticus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Telestes |
| Species: | T. croaticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Telestes croaticus Steindachner, 1866
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| Synonyms | |
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Paraphoxinus croaticus (Steindachner, 1866) | |
It is found only in Croatia.
Its natural habitats are rivers and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References edit
- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Telestes croaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T39274A10181334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39274A10181334.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Telestes croaticus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
Further reading edit
- Jelić, Dušan; Krivek, Gabriella (2017). "Threatened Fishes of the World: Telestes Croaticus (Steindachner, 1866) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Croatian Journal of Fisheries. 75 (1). Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb: 25–29. doi:10.1515/cjf-2017-0005. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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