Cyprinidae

Montenegro riffle dace

Telestes montenigrinus

Sixteen Centimeters Carp from European Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Europe
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Telestes montenigrinus, the Montenegro riffle dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. It is found in Albania and Serbia and Montenegro. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent freshwater lakes.