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Species in the genus Telestes: [ 21 ] records


agassii, Leuciscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:254, Pl. 495 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Danube River at Munich, Germany; introduced elsewhere. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0712. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2586 [ex MNHN 0000-0712] (4). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:63 [ref. 19574], Almaça 1969:1123 [ref. 20712]. Spelled agassizii on plate and agassii in text (on "L'Able d'Agassiz"); the latter is correctly formed; Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes serves as first reviser selecting agassii according to Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:80 [ref. 30320]. Lectotype selected by Almaça 1969:1123 [ref. 20712]. See Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:80 [ref. 30320] for more details. •Synonym of Leuciscus souffia Risso 1827, but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:210 [ref. 22962] as agassizi). •Valid as Telestes agassizii (Valenciennes 1844) -- (Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:200 [ref. 26728] as agassizi). •Synonym of Leuciscus souffia Risso 1827 -- (Kottelat 1997:70 [ref. 22952], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:288 [ref. 29996] as agassii, Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:80 [ref. 30320] as agassii). Current status: Synonym of Telestes souffia (Risso 1827). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

alfiensis, Rutilus pleurobipunctatus Stephanidis [A.] 1971:183 [Biologia Gallo-Hellenica v. 3 (no. 2) (for 1970); ref. 7540] Alfios, Pinios, and Vergas River drainages, Peloponnesus, Greece. Syntypes: (22) Lab. Zool. de l'Univ. de Thessalonique, Greece. •Valid as Telestes alfiensis (Stephanidis 1971) -- (Freyhof et al. 2006:418 [ref. 28484], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802]). Current status: Valid as Telestes alfiensis (Stephanidis 1971). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Greece. Habitat: freshwater.

beoticus, Rutilus Stephanidis [A.] 1939:49, 57, Pl. 2 [Deltion Fysskon Bpistimon 5 (50-51); ref. 23005] Lake Yliki, Greece. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Pseudophoxinus beoticus (Stephanidis 1939) -- (Economidis 1995:205 [ref. 23025], Kottelat 1997:75 [ref. 22952]). •See Ketmaier et al. 1998:47 [ref. 23809]. •Valid as Telestes beoticus (Stephanidis 1939) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:282 [ref. 29996], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Barbieri et al. 2015:68 [ref. 35029]). Current status: Valid as Telestes beoticus (Stephanidis 1939). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Kiffisos and Assopos River drainages, Greece. Habitat: freshwater.

comes, Leuciscus Costa [O. G.] 1838:Cyprinoides p. 26, Pl. 18, bis [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] Italy. No types known. •Synonym of Leuciscus muticellus Bonaparte 1837 -- (Kottelat 1997:69 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Telestes comes (Costa 1838) -- (Bianco & Delmastro 2011:4 [ref. 31648], Bianco 2013:8 [ref. 32897]). Current status: Valid as Telestes comes (Costa 1838). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Apulia and Campania, Italy. Habitat: freshwater.

croaticus, Phoxinellus Steindachner [F.] 1866:594 [1], Pl. 1 [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 52 (1. Abth.); ref. 18758] Rivers in Croatia (several localities). Syntypes: (many) ?MCZ 4007 (1); MSNG 9076 (3); NMW 51064 (9), 51115-16 (2, 1), 51063 (5), 51167 (45); ZMB 6000 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:187 [ref. 10343]. On p. 1 of separate. Also in Steindachner 1866:5 [ref. 18757]. •Valid as Paraphoxinus croaticus (Steindachner 1865) -- (Mrakovcic et al. 1995:184 [ref. 23079]). •Valid as Phoxinellus croaticus Steindachner 1866 -- (Kottelat 1997:73 [ref. 22952], Zupancic & Bogutskaya 2002:415 [ref. 26818], Bogutskaya & Zupančič 2003:373 [ref. 27407]). •Valid as Telestes croaticus (Steindachner 1866) -- (Freyhof et al. 2006:418 [ref. 28484], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:282 [ref. 29996], Zupančič 2008:51 [ref. 29926], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:317 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Marčić et al. 2011:421 [ref. 31443], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Bogutskaya et al. 2012:54, 70 [ref. 32007], Ćaleta et al. 2015:100 [ref. 34877], Ćaleta et al. 2019:168 [ref. 37026]). Current status: Valid as Telestes croaticus (Steindachner 1866). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Jadova and Ričica River drainages (Croatia). Habitat: freshwater.

dabar, Telestes Bogutskaya [N. G.], Zupančič [P.], Bogut [I.] & Naseka [A. M.] 2012:56, Figs. 1a, 2a, 3a [ZooKeys No. 180; ref. 32007] Dabarsko Polje, Opačica River at Potkom, 43°05.9'N, 18°07.6'E, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Holotype: NMW 95295. Paratypes: NMW 95300 (6); PZC 279 (12), 521 (13), 526 (13), 565 (21), 575 (18); ZISP 54995 (15); SMNH 444 (?). •Valid as Telestes dabar Bogutskaya, Zupančič, Bogut & Naseka 2012. Current status: Valid as Telestes dabar Bogutskaya, Zupančič, Bogut & Naseka 2012. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Vrijeka and Opačica rivers, in the Dabarsko Polje of eastern Bosnia & Herzegovina. Habitat: freshwater.

fontinalis, Phoxinellus adspersus Karaman [M. S.] 1972:134, Fig. 5 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 69; ref. 2561] Hrnjakova, Pecina cave, Krbavsko polje, Lika, Croatia. Syntypes: (6) whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Phoxinellus fontinalis Karaman 1972 -- (Kottelat 1997:73 [ref. 22952], Zupančič & Bogutskaya 2002:420 [ref. 26818], Bogutskaya & Zupančič 2003:374 [ref. 27407]). •Valid as Telestes fontinalis (Karaman 1972) -- (Freyhof et al. 2006:418 [ref. 28484], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:283 [ref. 29996], Zupančič 2008:52 [ref. 29926], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:317 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:13 [ref. 31802], Bogutskaya et al. 2012:54, 70 [ref. 32007], Ćaleta et al. 2015:39 [ref. 34877], Ćaleta et al. 2019:169 [ref. 37026]). Current status: Valid as Telestes fontinalis (Karaman 1972). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Krbavsko karstic field (Croatia). Habitat: freshwater.

karsticus, Telestes Marčić [Z.] & Mrakovčić [M.] in Marčić et al. 2011:421, 424, Fig. 3 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 79; ref. 31443] Susik Creek, 45°08'44.13"N, 15°04'41.17"E, elevation 460 meters. Holotype: PMR 2199. Paratypes: NMP P6V 86122-86123 (2), PMF PL12-24 (13), PMR 2200 (2). Plus additional material on p. 421. Type catalog: Mlíkovský et al. 2011:153 [ref. 33498]. •Valid as Telestes karsticus Marčić & Mrakovčić 2011 -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2012:77 [ref. 32007]), Ćaleta et al. 2015:39 [ref. 34877]. Current status: Valid as Telestes karsticus Marčić & Mrakovčić 2011. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Mountains streams, Croatia. Habitat: freshwater.

metohiensis, Paraphoxinus Steindachner [F.] 1901:197 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 38 (no. 18) (for 11 July 1901); ref. 14770] Gatačko Polje, Mušnica River, Gacko, Herzegovina. Lectotype: NMW 51176:3. Paralectotypes: NMW 51169 (13), 51170 (4), 51171 (3), 51173 (1), 12972 (1), 12973-75 (3), 51172 (2), 51174-76 (2, 3, 3); SMF 805 (2) Musica. Syntypes or specimens not studied by Bogutskaya et al.: BMNH 1911.9.22.12-13 (2) Herzegovina. Lectotype selected by Bogutskaya et al. 2012:71 [ref. 32007]. Some paralectotypes are identified by Bogutskaya et al. 2012:68 [ref. 32007]. •Valid as Paraphoxinus metohiensis Steindachner 1911 -- (Mrakovcic et al. 1995:184 [ref. 23079]). •Valid as Phoxinellus metohiensis (Steindachner 1901) -- (Kottelat 1997:73 [ref. 22952], Zupancic & Bogutskaya 2002:415 [ref. 26818], Bogutskaya & Zupančič 2003:373 [ref. 27407]). •Valid as Telestes metohiensis (Steindachner 1901) -- (Freyhof et al. 2006:418 [ref. 28484], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:284 [ref. 29996], Zupančič 2008:53 [ref. 29926], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:318 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Bogutskaya et al. 2012:54, 68 [ref. 32007]). Current status: Valid as Telestes metohiensis (Steindachner 1901). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Gatačko, Cerničko, and Nevesinjsko poljes in Eastern Herzegovina. Habitat: freshwater.

miloradi, Telestes Bogutskaya [N. G.], Zupančič [P.], Bogut [I.] & Naseka [A. M.] 2012:68, Fig. 7 [ZooKeys No. 180; ref. 32007] Stream Ljuta at Gruda [not Grinda], Croatia. Holotype: NMW 95296 [ex NMW 51169]. Paratypes: NMW 51169 (13), 51170 (4), 51171 (3), 51173 (1). Paratypes are now paralectotypes of Paraphoxinus metohiensis. •Valid as Telestes miloradi Bogutskaya, Zupančič, Bogut & Naseka 2012.-- (Ćaleta et al. 2015:100 [ref. 34877], Ćaleta et al. 2019:169 [ref. 37026]). Current status: Valid as Telestes miloradi Bogutskaya, Zupančič, Bogut & Naseka 2012. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Konavosko karstic field (Croatia). Habitat: freshwater.

montenigrinus, Leuciscus souffia Vukovic [T.] 1963:206 [Godišnjak Biološkog Instituta Univerziteta u Sarajevu v. 16 (nos 1-2); ref. 9266] Drina River, Moraca near Titograd, Montenegro [Yugoslavia]. Syntypes: (several) whereabouts unknown. Appeared as montenegrinus in a later publication by Vukovic. See Ketmaier et al. 1998:47 [ref. 23809]. •Valid as Leuciscus montenigrinus Vukovic 1963 -- (Kottelat 1997:69 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Telestes montenigrinus (Vukovic 1963) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:284 [ref. 29996], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:318 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Marčić et al. 2011:421 [ref. 31443], Shumka et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40747]). Current status: Valid as Telestes montenigrinus (Vukovic 1963). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Lake Skadar basin (Albania and Montenegro). Habitat: freshwater.

muticellus, Leuciscus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1837:fasc. 20, punt. 103, Pl. 112 (fig. 3) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 4893] Italy. Syntypes and/or Bonaparte specimens: ANSP 6374-6411 (38), 3891 (5) Rome. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:61 [ref. 19574], Böhlke 1984:84 [ref. 13621], Almaça 1969:1123 [ref. 20712]. •Synonym of Leuciscus souffia Risso 1827, but a valid subspecies -- (Bianco & Taraborelli 1984:114 [ref. 21915] as soufia, Mrakovcic et al. 1995:184 [ref. 23079], Lelek 1987:210 [ref. 22962], Bianco 1988:152 [ref. 22383]). •Valid as Leuciscus muticellus Bonaparte 1837 -- (Kottelat 1997:69 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Telestes muticellus (Bonaparrte 1837) -- (Ketmaier et al. 1998:47 [ref. 23809], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:194 [ref. 26728], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:285 [ref. 29996], Zupančič 2008:54 [ref. 29926], Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:80 [ref. 30320], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:318 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Bianco & Delmastro 2011:4 [ref. 31648], Marčić et al. 2011:421 [ref. 31443], Bianco 2013:8 [ref. 32897], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108]). Current status: Valid as Telestes muticellus (Bonaparte 1837). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southern Europe: southern Switzerland and Italy. Habitat: freshwater.

pleurobipunctatus, Rutilus Stephanidis [A.] 1939:19, Pl. 2 [The freshwater fishes of northern Greece and the island of Corfu.; ref. 21156] Thiamos, Lourou, Acheron and Evinos streams; Lake Trichonis, area of Kalamictisa; Corfu, Greece. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Leuciscus pleurobipunctatus (Stephanidis 1939) -- (Bianco 1988:4 [ref. 22381], Kottelat 1997:69 [ref. 22952], Bianco et al. 1996:50 [ref. 26724]). •Valid as Phoxinellus pleurobipunctatus (Stephanidis 1939) -- (Economidis 1995:208 [ref. 23025]). •Valid as Telestes pleurobipunctatus (Stephanidis 1939) -- (Ketmaier et al. 1998:47 [ref. 23809], Bogutskaya et al. 2006:336 [ref. 29055], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:286 [ref. 29996], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Barbieri et al. 2015:68 [ref. 35029], Buj et al. 2019:7 [ref. 36636], Shumka et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40747]). Current status: Valid as Telestes pleurobipunctatus (Stephanidis 1939). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southern Europe: coastal rivers in southern Albania to the Alfios River, southwestern Greece. Habitat: freshwater.

polylepis, Telestes Steindachner [F.] 1866:174 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 3; ref. 21714] Mresniza and Dobra streams, cerrk in Josefthal, Croatia. Lectotype: NMW 49714-1. Syntypes: (several) MSNM 33 [ex MSNM 4660 and ex NMW] (1) Josefthal R.; NMW 18931-41 (11), ?49713 (3), 49715 (2). Type catalog: Conci & Michelangeli 1974:225 [ref. 21560]. Appeared first in abstract above, later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1866:300 [p. 1 of separate], Pl. 1 [ref. 18761]. •Valid as Leuciscus polylepis (Steindachner 1866) -- (Mrakovcic et al. 1995:184 [ref. 23079], Kottelat 1997:70 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Telestes polylepis Steindachner 1866 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:287 [ref. 29996], Zupančič 2008:55 [ref. 29926], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:318 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Marčić et al. 2011:418 [ref. 31443], Bogutskaya et al. 2012:78 [ref. 32007], Ćaleta et al. 2015:39 [ref. 34877], Ćaleta et al. 2019:169 [ref. 37026]). Current status: Valid as Telestes polylepis Steindachner 1866. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Smit Lake drainage (Croatia) [near extinction]. Habitat: freshwater.

rysela, Chondrostoma Agassiz [L.] 1835:38 [Mémoires de la Société Neuchateloise des Sciences Naturelles v. 1; ref. 22] Danube River at Munich, Germany. Neotype: MNHN 0000-0712. Appeared as: "-- Chrond. Rysela Ag. (Cypr. Rysela Gessner)." Neotype designated by Kottelat 1997:71 [ref. 22952]. Available with citation of the Pre-Linnaean work by Gessner (see Kottelat 1997). •Synonym of Leuciscus souffia Risso 1827 -- (Kottelat 1997:70 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Telestes souffia (Risso 1827) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:288 [ref. 29996]). Current status: Synonym of Telestes souffia (Risso 1827). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rysela, Telestes Heckel [J. J.] 1851:387, 388 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 8; ref. 18259] Danube River at Munich, Germany. Neotype: MNHN 0000-0712. Very brief description. Neotype designated by Kottelat 1997:71 [ref. 22952]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Leuciscus by Chondrostoma rysela Agassiz 1835. •Synonym of Leuciscus souffia Risso 1827 -- (Kottelat 1997:70 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Telestes souffia (Risso 1827). Current status: Synonym of Telestes souffia (Risso 1827). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

savignii, Leuciscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:238, Pl. 494 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Freshwater of [Spezzia] La Spezia, Italy; Nice, France. Spelled savignyii on plate. •Synonym of Telestes savignyi (Bonaparte 1840). Current status: Synonym of Telestes savignyi (Bonaparte 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

savignyi, Telestes Bonaparte [C. L.] 1840:fasc. 27, punt. 146, Pl. 115 (fig. 1) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 514] Spezzia, Lake Lugano, small lakes of Piemonte, Italy. Syntypes: ANSP 6417-23 (7). Spelled Savignyi on plate. Listed by Bonaparte in Indice (1841) p. 3 as savigny and in Introduzione as savygny [ref. 514]. Leuciscus savygnyi Valenciennes listed in synonymy; apparently a manuscript name later published as L. savignii in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844. •Synonym of Leuciscus muticellus Bonaparte 1837 -- (Kottelat 1997:69 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Telestes savignyi (Bonaparte 1840) -- (Bianco & Delmastro 2011:4 [ref. 31648], Bianco 2013:7 [ref. 32897]). Current status: Valid as Telestes savignyi Bonaparte 1840. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southern Europe: northern Italy [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

souffia, Leuciscus Risso [A.] 1827:438 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] River Var, France. No types known. See discussion in Kottelat 1997:70-71 [ref. 22952] and Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:80 [ref. 30320]. •Valid as Leuciscus souffia Risso 1827 -- (Lelek 1987:207 [ref. 22962], Kottelat 1997:70 [ref. 22952], Briolay et al. 1998:101 [ref. 25586], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:170 [ref. 28369]). •Valid as Telestes souffia (Risso 1827) -- (Ketmaier et al. 1998:47 [ref. 23809], Freyhof et al. 2006:418 [ref. 28484], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:287 [ref. 29996], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:318 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Bianco & Delmastro 2011:4 [ref. 31648], Marčić et al. 2011:421 [ref. 31443], Ćaleta et al. 2019:170 [ref. 37026], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Veličković et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37419], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348]). Current status: Valid as Telestes souffia (Risso 1827). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southern Europe: from Aude to Var drainages, France and Switzerland, Soča drainage in Slovenia and Italy, Rhine drainage in Germany and Switzerland, Danube basin and Black Sea drainages. Habitat: freshwater.

turskyi, Squalius Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1041 [51] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Creek Cicola newa Dernis, Dalmatia [Croatia]. Lectotype: NMW 49629-1. Paralectotypes: NMW 49629 (17). On p. 51 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Valid as Leuciscus turskyi (Heckel 1843) -- (Mrakovcic et al. 1995:184 [ref. 23079], Kottelat 1997:72 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Telestes turskyi (Heckel 1843) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:288 [ref. 29996], Zupančič 2008:56 [ref. 29926], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:318 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Bogutskaya et al. 2012:76 [ref. 32007], Ćaleta et al. 2015:100 [ref. 34877], Ćaleta et al. 2019:170 [ref. 37026]). Current status: Valid as Telestes turskyi (Heckel 1843). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Cikola River drainage (Croatia). Habitat: freshwater.

ukliva, Squalius Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1042 [52] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Cettina River near Sign, Dalmatia [Croatia]. Lectotype: NMW 49639-1. Paralectotypes: NMW 49365 (3 not 4), 49639 (now 2). On p. 52 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Valid as Leuciscus ukliva (Heckel 1843) -- (Mrakovcic et al. 1995:184 [ref. 23079], Kottelat 1997:72 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Telestes ukliva (Heckel 1843) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:289 [ref. 29996], Zupančič 2008:57 [ref. 29926], Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:318 [ref. 30686], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Marčić et al. 2011:421 [ref. 31443], Bogutskaya et al. 2012:76 [ref. 32007], Ćaleta et al. 2015:100 [ref. 34877], Ćaleta et al. 2019:170 [ref. 37026]). Current status: Valid as Telestes ukliva (Heckel 1843). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Cetina River drainage (Croatia). Habitat: freshwater.


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