Telestes (subgenus of Leuciscus) Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:puntata 146 Masc. Leuciscus muticellus Bonaparte 1837. Type by original designation. Apparently appeared first in puntata 146, fasc. 27 under Telestes savigny. •Synonym of Leuciscus Cuvier 1816, but a valid subgenus Telestes as described -- (Bănărescu 1997:28 [ref. 23274]). •Valid as Telestes Bonaparte 1840 -- (Ketmaier et al. 1998:46 [ref. 23809], Ketmaier et al. 2004:1061 [ref. 27950], Freyhof et al. 2006:418 [ref. 28484], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:154, 281 [ref. 29996], Perea et al. 2010:4, 15 [ref. 31802], Marchetto et al. 2010:2 [ref. 31838], Marčić et al. 2011:418 [ref. 31443], Bogutskaya et al. 2012:54 [ref. 32007]). Current status: Valid as Telestes Bonaparte 1840. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.