Spring pijor (Telestes fontinalis)

Scientific name: Telestes fontinalis Karaman, 1972

Spring pijor (Telestes fontinalis)

The Spring pijor (Telestes fontinalis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Europe, karstic streams and springs in Krbava polje, Croatia.

Biology

Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Diagnosed from its congeners by having the following characters: very thin and not overlapping scales; skin not thickened, scales clearly visible, covering whole body, often narrowly to widely separated in particular in pre-pelvic area; conspicuous broad dark midlateral stripe from eye to end of caudal peduncle within pigmented area on back and flank; dorsal and anal fins with 7? branched rays; snout stout, markedly rounded, mouth subterminal; and short, interrupted lateral line, usually with 23-37 pored scales, ending in area between pectoral and anal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Telestes fontinalis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: karstic streams and springs in Krbava polje, Croatia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(i,ii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iv))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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