Metadata

Telestes karsticus

Marčić and Mrakovčić 2011

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILY
CypriniformesCyprinoideiLeuciscidae

Synonyms

None.

Country

Dinaric Karst Croatia

Types

Holotype: PMR 2199, 88·7 mm SL; from Susik Creek; 45◦08'44·13" N; 15◦04'41·17" E; altitude: 460m

Paratypes: PMR 2200, two specimens, 96·0 and 93·8 mm SL, data as for holotype; NMP P6V 86122–86123, two specimens, 95·7 and 97·9 mm SL, data as for holotype; PMF PL12-24, 13 specimens, 65·0–103·6 mm SL, data as for holotype

Distribution

Telestes karsticus is an endemic species of Croatia with a small distributional range. To date, the species has been recorded at only four localities around Velika Kapela and Mala Kapela mountains: Stajnica Creek in Stajnica Field, Susik Creek
in Lug Field and Jezero Lake and Jasencica Creek in Jasenak Field

Conservation Status

EN B2ab(i,ii,iii) [Freyhof 2018]

Museum Holdings

PMF PL1–5, PMF PL12–24, 18 specimens, LS 53·2–103·5 mm, Susik Creek, Lug Field, Danube drainage, Croatia; PMF SVSJ1–5, five specimens., LS 89·9–127·0 mm, Stajnicka Jaruga Creek, Stajnica Field, Danube drainage, Croatia; PMF JP1–6, JP12–24, 19 specimens, LS 31·7–99·6 mm, Jezero Lake, Jasenak Field, Danube drainage, Croatia.

Key References

Marcic, I., Buj, I., Duplic, M., Caleta, M., Mustafic, P., Zanella, D., Zupancic, P. and Mrakov, M. Journal Article 2011 A new endemic cyprinid species from the Danube drainage
Maric, Z. Thesis 2013 Taxonomic, biological and ecological characteristics of the genus Telestes Bonaparte, 1837 (Actinopterygii) in the area of the Velika Kapela and Mala Kapela mountains [In Croatian]
Ćaleta, M., Buj, I., Mrakovčić, M., Mustafić, P., Zanella, D., Marčić, Z., Duplić, A., Mihinjač, T., Katavić, I. Book 2015 Endemic fishes of Croatia.
Marčić, Z., Milković, A., Ćaleta, M., Buj, I., Zanella, D. and Mustafić, P. Journal Article 2017 Reproductive biology of the endemic dace Telestes karsticus Marčić and Mrakovčić, 2011 (Cyprinidae, Leuciscinae), in Croatia
Buj, I., Marčić, Z., Caleta, M., Sanda, R., Geiger, M.F., Freyhof, J., Machordom, A. and Vukić, J. Journal Article 2017 Ancient connections among the European rivers and watersheds revealed from the evolutionary history of the genus Telestes (Actinopterygii; Cypriniformes).
Marčić, Z., Abramović, A., Ćaleta, M., Buj, I., Zanella, D., Horvatić, S. and Mustafić, P. Journal Article 2021 Early development of the endemic dace Telestes karsticus (Leuciscidae, Cypriniformes) in a Dinaric karst stream in Croatia
Buj, I., Marcic, Z., Flauder, E., Šanda, R. and Vukic, J. Journal Article 2022 Population genetic structure of endemic fish species facilitating their survival in changing environments—A case study on the genus Telestes in Croatia
Čupić, M., Marčić, Z., Lukić, M., Gračan, R. and Bilandžija, H. Journal Article 2023 The first cavefish in the Dinaric Karst? Cave colonization made possible by phenotypic plasticity in Telestes karsticus
Berak Cihorić, D., Marić, A., Mrdak, D. and Simonović, P. Journal Article 2024 Morphometric and meristic differentiation among five populations of Delminichthys ghetaldii (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from five karst fields in Eastern Herzegovina