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Cyprinidae
Italian riffle dace
Telestes muticellus
Carp of the Adriatic Sea
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Europe
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
MediumTelestes muticellus, the Italian riffle dace, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species and the Western riffle dace or souffia (T. souffia) are both sometimes called vairone and were previously considered conspecific. This fish is found in northern Italy and Slovenia.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Telestes
- Maximum length
- 17 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Europe: Adriatic basin from Brenta to Vomano drainages (Italy, Switzerland); Tyrrhenian basin from Bevera (French-Italian border) to Volturno drainages (Italy). Introduced to Liguria and southern Italy.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
