Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Telestes turskyi (Telestes turskyi), recorded as Endangered
Telestes turskyi (Telestes turskyi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Telestes turskyi

Telestes turskyi

Telestes turskyi is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Telestes turskyi
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Telestes

Range and habitat

This species is endemic to Buško Lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Čikola, a tributary of the Krka River, in Croatia. Its habitat continues to decline due to water extraction and drought.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

This species was thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in May 2002 by J.

Telestes turskyi is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Telestes turskyi, Wikidata item Q573032. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Telestes turskyi?
Telestes turskyi is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Telestes turskyi?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Telestes turskyi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Telestes turskyi live?
This species is endemic to Buško Lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Čikola, a tributary of the Krka River, in Croatia.
Why is Telestes turskyi in crisis?
This species was thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in May 2002 by J.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Telestes turskyi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Telestes turskyi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.