Telestes spp. 
Group:
Fishes
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece
Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered:
  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Telestes beoticusEN-IUCN2006Greece
2. Telestes croaticusEN-IUCN2006Croatia
3. Telestes fontinalisCR-IUCN2006Croatia
4. Telestes metohiensisVU-IUCN2006Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
5. Telestes polylepisCR-IUCN2006Croatia
6. Telestes turskyiCR-IUCN2006Croatia


Species/Common Names:
Telestes beoticus
Paskoviza
Pseudophoxinus beoticus
Telestes croaticus
Paraphoxinus croaticus
Phoxinellus croaticus
Telestes fontinalis
Phoxinellus fontinalis
Telestes metohiensis
Paraphoxinus metohiensis
Phoxinellus metohiensis
Telestes polylepis
Leuciscus polylepis
Telestes turskyi
Leuciscus turskyi

Facts Summary:
Telestes is a genus of fishes of concern and found in the following area(s): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece.


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