Telestes ukliva

Summary

Telestes ukliva, the Ukliva dace,[2] is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Endemic to the Cetina river in Croatia and reported as extinct in the 1990s, it was rediscovered in 1997. Earlier authors misidentified T. ukliva as the alien Telestes muticellus and erroneously considered T. ukliva to be extinct.[1] Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Telestes ukliva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Telestes
Species:
T. ukliva
Binomial name
Telestes ukliva
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leuciscus ukliva (Heckel, 1843)
  • Squalius ukliva Heckel, 1843

References edit

  1. ^ a b D. Zanella; M. Mrakovčić; P. Mustafić; M. Ćaleta (8 July 2008). "Recovery of Telestes ukliva, an endemic species from the Cetina River, Croatia (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae)". Journal of Fish Biology. 73 (1): 311–316. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01928.x.
  2. ^ a b Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Telestes ukliva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61394A12460739. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61394A12460739.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.