Telestes turskyi

Telestes turskyi
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Telestes
Species:	T. turskyi
Binomial name
Telestes turskyi (Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms
Squalius turskyi Heckel, 1843 Leuciscus turskyi (Heckel, 1843)

Telestes turskyi is a species of cyprinid restricted to lake Buško Blato in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Čikola River, a tributary of the Krka in Croatia. This species was thought to be extinct, but was found in May 2002 by J. Freyhof and N. Bogutskaya. Its habitat continues to decline due to water extraction and drought.

See also[]

• Lazarus taxon

References[]

• Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Telestes turskyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61351A12466515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61351A12466515.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered
• Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Telestes turskyi. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 May 2006 [1].
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Telestes turskyi" in FishBase. August 2011 version.