Telestes dabar Bogutskaya, Zupančič, Bogut & Naseka 2012

Can be diagnosed from Telestes metohiensis and Telestes miloradi by the possession of the following combination of characters: slightly curved dark stripe (obvious in live and preserved specimens) present from just behind operculum to vertical just anterior to origin of anal fin, this stripe narrow and separated from dark pigmented area on back along its entire length; scales on most of body not overlapping but situated close to one another; scales overlapping behind pectoral girdle along lateral line and usually on caudal peduncle; snout with fleshy tip projecting over upper lip; mouth subterminal with tip of mouth cleft at or below level of ventral margin of eye; lateral line usually interrupted, with 24-69 total lateral-line scales; branched dorsal-fin rays usually 8½; branched anal-fin rays usually 8½; gill rakers 9 or 10; total vertebrae 39-41, mode 40; abdominal vertebrae 22-24, mode 22; caudal vertebrae 16-18, mode 17; head width 43-52% HL; and lower jaw long, length 10-12% SL (Ref. 89938).

Vertebrae: 39 - 41

Occurs in shallow water of river sections that are adjacent to and filled from underground springs. The water is clean with no current (Ref. 89938).

Telestes dabar is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Vrijeka and Opacica rivers of eastern Herzegovina.

Morphometric data are summarised in Table 1a, selected counts in Tables 2–4. General appearance can be seen in Figs 1a and 2a. Body compressed, elongate. Caudal-peduncle depth only slightly less than half maximum body depth; head length greater than maximum body depth. Eye small, its diameter smaller than snout length. Snout fleshy, slightly to markedly projecting beyond upper lip (similar to a feature Kottelat and Freyhof [2007: fig. 39] called the “rostral cap,” which covers all or part of upper lip); snout terminating laterally in prominent crease along anterior edge of first infraorbital. Mouth subterminal, tip of mouth cleft at level of ventral margin of eye or, more frequently, below it. Lower jaw-quadrate junction at vertical through anterior half of eye. Length of lower jaw 10–12% SL or 36–41% HL, or 102–132% depth of operculum. Morphometric data of Telestes dabar. Telestes dabar Holotype females, n=26 males, n=13 min max mean SD min max M SD SL, mm 79.1 60.3 81.8 67.8 55.5 69.0 61.1 Maximum body depth (% SL) 21.6 21.6 26.0 23.6 1.3 21.7 25.0 22.6 0.9 Depth of caudal peduncle (% SL) 9.8 9.8 12.4 11.0 0.7 10.0 12.4 11.2 0.7 Depth of caudal peduncle (% length of caudal peduncle) 47.9 47.7 59.6 53.6 4.3 44.6 62.2 52.9 5.2 Maximum body width (% SL) 13.4 11.4 16.0 13.7 1.2 12.0 22.0 14.2 2.6 Predorsal length (% SL) 55.3 53.5 58.7 56.9 1.1 53.8 57.3 55.5 1.2 Postdorsal length (% SL) 36.3 32.8 36.6 35.2 1.0 34.4 37.2 35.8 1.0 Prepelvic length (% SL) 51.6 50.4 55.5 52.7 1.4 50.6 54.4 52.2 1.0 Preanal length (% SL) 71.2 68.3 73.2 70.8 1.3 68.6 71.9 69.9 1.0 Pectoral – pelvic-fin origin length (% SL) 24.5 24.5 27.7 25.6 0.9 22.3 26.5 24.1 1.2 Pelvic – anal-fin origin length (% SL) 20.2 17.2 20.2 19.0 0.6 16.6 20.3 18.4 1.3 Length of caudal peduncle (% SL) 20.6 18.5 21.9 20.5 0.8 19.2 23.5 21.2 1.1 Dorsal-fin base length (% SL) 10.3 9.3 12.3 10.9 0.8 9.9 12.2 11.2 0.7 Dorsal fin depth (% SL) 18.9 16.6 20.2 18.6 1.4 18.5 21.8 19.7 0.9 Anal-fin base length (% SL) 12.1 9.2 12.1 10.6 0.8 10.3 12.4 11.2 0.5 Anal fin depth (% SL) 12.3 11.9 14.8 13.2 0.8 13.4 17.2 15.9 1.1 Pectoral fin length (% SL) 19.9 18.1 21.2 19.9 0.8 22.5 26.7 24.2 1.3 Pelvic fin length (% SL) 14.8 12.9 16.3 14.9 0.9 16.3 17.7 16.9 0.5 Head length (% SL) 27.1 25.6 28.7 27.1 0.9 26.6 29.6 28.1 1.0 Head length (% body depth) 125.1 104.0 125.1 115.3 5.9 110.8 135.1 124.3 7.6 Head depth at nape (% SL) 17.4 17.1 19.3 18.1 0.7 17.0 18.8 18.2 0.5 Head depth at nape (% HL) 64.2 62.4 70.7 66.8 2.3 60.6 69.3 65.0 2.7 Maximum head width (% SL) 13.5 11.6 14.6 13.6 0.7 12.4 14.5 13.6 0.6 Maximum head width (% HL) 50.0 42.8 52.3 50.1 2.4 44.7 52.1 48.3 2.4 Maximum cranial width (% cranium roof length) 68.9 61.9 72.6 65.8 3.1 59.7 68.8 64.4 2.5 Snout length (% SL) 8.5 7.4 9.2 8.1 0.5 7.8 9.0 8.5 0.4 Snout length (% HL) 31.4 27.7 32.8 29.7 1.3 28.5 31.7 30.3 1.1 Eye horizontal diameter (% SL) 6.6 5.9 7.2 6.6 0.4 6.3 7.8 6.8 0.4 Eye horizontal diameter (% HL) 24.4 22.1 26.8 24.5 1.5 22.1 26.8 24.3 1.4 Eye horizontal diameter (% interorbital width) 74.5 66.3 81.9 73.3 4.7 69.5 82.0 74.4 4.7 Postorbital distance (% HL) 53.0 48.8 54.0 52.2 1.4 47.1 53.0 50.2 1.9 Interorbital width (% SL) 8.9 8.2 9.6 9.1 0.4 8.5 9.9 9.2 0.4 Interorbital width (% HL) 32.8 31.3 36.0 33.4 1.2 29.0 35.6 32.7 1.9 Length of upper jaw (% HL) 28.6 24.5 30.5 27.8 1.9 26.2 29.5 27.7 1.1 Length of upper jaw (% SL) 7.7 6.6 8.5 7.5 0.6 7.0 8.6 7.8 0.5 Length of lower jaw (% SL) 10.6 9.5 11.2 10.2 0.5 9.7 11.5 10.9 0.5 Length of lower jaw (% HL) 39.2 35.8 40.7 37.6 1.3 35.6 41.1 38.6 1.6 Length of lower jaw (% interorbital width) 119.7 106.4 123.4 112.6 4.4 110.2 129.8 120.2 6.4 Length of lower jaw (% depth of operculum) 110.2 102.4 120.0 108.2 4.5 105.7 131.7 116.6 8.2 Morphometric data of Telestes miloradi. Telestes miloradi Holotype females, n=9 males, n=3 min max mean SD min max Mean SD SL, mm 66.7 34.1 66.7 57.9 61.8 Maximum body depth (% SL) 22.4 21.7 25.8 23.5 1.5 19.6 24.6 23.0 2.9 Depth of caudal peduncle (% SL) 11.4 10.4 11.6 11.2 0.4 9.6 11.3 10.8 1.0 Depth of caudal peduncle (% length of caudal peduncle) 53.8 49.8 54.8 52.4 2.1 41.8 52.8 49.1 6.4 Maximum body width (% SL) 14.3 12.9 15.3 14.6 0.7 11.4 16.8 15.0 3.1 Predorsal length (% SL) 55.9 55.9 57.7 57.0 0.7 54.3 54.9 54.5 0.3 Postdorsal length (% SL) 35.2 32.8 35.3 34.3 1.0 35.4 35.6 35.5 0.1 Prepelvic length (% SL) 51.6 51.5 53.3 52.3 0.9 50.0 50.2 50.1 0.1 Preanal length (% SL) 72.8 68.2 72.8 70.3 1.9 68.2 68.4 68.3 0.1 Pectoral – pelvic-fin origin length (% SL) 25.1 25.1 27.6 26.2 1.1 23.3 25.0 24.4 1.0 Pelvic – anal-fin origin length (% SL) 20.8 16.6 20.8 18.3 1.7 17.6 18.4 18.2 0.5 Length of caudal peduncle (% SL) 21.2 20.5 22.1 21.3 0.7 21.4 23.0 22.0 0.9 Dorsal-fin base length (% SL) 11.6 9.9 11.6 10.9 0.7 11.2 12.6 12.2 0.8 Dorsal fin depth (% SL) 19.6 19.2 20.9 19.8 0.8 20.9 22.1 21.4 0.6 Anal-fin base length (% SL) 12.4 10.7 12.4 11.9 0.6 11.8 11.9 11.8 0.1 Anal fin depth (% SL) 13.2 0.0 15.0 12.5 4.7 13.7 15.5 14.3 1.0 Pectoral fin length (% SL) 21.7 18.5 21.7 20.8 1.0 23.5 25.4 24.8 1.1 Pelvic fin length (% SL) 15.6 13.6 15.6 14.6 0.8 16.9 17.6 17.2 0.4 Head length (% SL) 26.8 25.4 28.0 27.0 0.8 26.5 29.0 28.2 1.4 Head length (% body depth) 119.9 105.0 119.9 115.0 6.0 117.6 135.4 123.5 10.3 Head depth at nape (% SL) 18.3 16.9 18.3 17.6 0.5 16.7 19.0 18.2 1.4 Head depth at nape (% HL) 68.1 62.5 68.1 65.1 2.3 62.9 65.7 64.7 1.6 Maximum head width (% SL) 14.1 12.3 14.5 14.0 0.7 12.6 16.9 15.4 2.5 Maximum head width (% HL) 52.5 48.7 53.6 52.0 1.5 47.5 58.2 54.6 6.2 Maximum cranial width (% cranium roof length) 62.8 59.6 73.9 66.0 5.0 58.3 65.2 62.9 4.0 Snout length (% SL) 9.0 8.0 9.7 8.9 0.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 0.0 Snout length (% HL) 33.7 31.4 34.7 33.0 1.2 29.5 32.4 30.5 1.7 Eye horizontal diameter (% SL) 6.5 6.3 6.9 6.5 0.2 6.6 6.7 6.7 0.0 Eye horizontal diameter (% HL) 24.4 22.5 26.4 24.2 1.4 22.9 25.2 23.7 1.3 Eye horizontal diameter (% interorbital width) 70.2 64.7 83.0 71.3 5.9 69.4 83.4 74.1 8.1 Postorbital distance (% HL) 49.1 48.9 51.6 50.2 1.2 50.2 51.0 50.5 0.5 Interorbital width (% SL) 9.3 8.1 9.7 9.2 0.5 8.0 9.6 9.1 0.9 Interorbital width (% HL) 34.8 31.9 34.8 34.1 0.9 30.2 33.1 32.1 1.7 Length of upper jaw (% HL) 27.9 26.0 28.1 27.2 0.9 23.5 25.1 24.0 0.9 Length of upper jaw (% SL) 7.5 6.6 7.9 7.3 0.4 6.7 6.8 6.8 0.1 Length of lower jaw (% SL) 9.3 8.4 10.4 9.5 0.6 8.7 10.4 9.8 1.0 Length of lower jaw (% HL) 34.7 33.1 38.4 35.3 1.8 32.9 35.9 34.9 1.7 Length of lower jaw (% interorbital width) 99.8 99.8 114.3 103.7 6.1 108.5 109.1 108.7 0.4 Length of lower jaw (% depth of operculum) 104.0 95.6 104.0 101.1 2.9 95.6 107.1 103.3 6.7 Morphometric data of Telestes metohiensis. Telestes metohiensis, Gatačko and Cerničko poljes lectotype females, n=25 males, n=10 min max mean SD min max mean SD SL, mm 87.9 60.26 102.1 74.9 54.4 75.7 63.1 Maximum body depth (% SL) 23.9 19.9 25.1 22.5 1.4 20.7 24.1 22.5 1.0 Depth of caudal peduncle (% SL) 11.3 9.7 11.9 10.7 0.5 10.4 11.8 11.2 0.5 Depth of caudal peduncle (% length of caudal peduncle) 61.5 46.7 61.5 53.0 4.1 46.7 55.7 51.0 3.1 Maximum body width (% SL) 16.0 11.1 16.4 14.3 1.7 14.1 15.6 14.8 0.6 Predorsal length (% SL) 57.6 49.4 60.1 56.5 2.2 53.7 57.7 55.7 1.3 Postdorsal length (% SL) 33.4 31.0 36.5 33.7 1.6 32.5 38.0 35.2 1.6 Prepelvic length (% SL) 52.0 46.0 55.9 52.7 1.9 50.4 53.8 51.9 1.3 Preanal length (% SL) 69.1 65.6 73.6 70.2 1.9 67.1 69.7 68.5 0.9 Pectoral – pelvic-fin origin length (% SL) 27.5 24.7 29.7 27.0 1.3 24.1 27.2 25.5 1.1 Pelvic – anal-fin origin length (% SL) 19.8 16.4 20.1 18.5 1.1 15.6 18.2 17.0 0.8 Length of caudal peduncle (% SL) 18.3 19.1 22.3 20.3 1.2 20.9 22.8 22.0 0.6 Dorsal-fin base length (% SL) 11.1 9.5 11.5 10.8 0.6 10.8 13.6 12.0 1.0 Dorsal fin depth (% SL) 17.6 14.9 18.3 17.2 0.8 16.3 19.6 18.5 1.1 Anal-fin base length (% SL) 11.3 9.1 12.0 10.9 0.7 10.0 13.2 11.9 1.1 Anal fin depth (% SL) 12.3 12.4 15.3 13.7 0.8 12.8 15.4 14.3 1.0 Pectoral fin length (% SL) 18.4 17.0 19.8 18.4 0.8 22.7 25.3 23.6 0.8 Pelvic fin length (% SL) 12.9 12.4 15.3 13.7 0.8 15.4 17.7 16.6 0.7 Head length (% SL) 27.0 23.8 28.2 26.6 1.1 26.1 28.2 27.3 0.6 Head length (% body depth) 112.9 111.0 132.5 120.4 6.6 114.4 131.8 122.8 5.2 Head depth at nape (% SL) 17.4 15.5 18.7 17.3 0.8 15.9 18.1 17.3 0.7 Head depth at nape (% HL) 64.6 62.9 71.8 65.1 2.2 58.5 66.1 63.5 2.7 Maximum head width (% SL) 14.8 12.9 15.7 14.8 0.7 14.5 15.7 14.9 0.4 Maximum head width (% HL) 54.9 50.6 59.3 55.7 2.7 52.8 56.9 54.7 1.6 Maximum cranial width (% cranium roof length) 63.5 62.9 78.6 68.6 4.4 65.4 71.7 68.2 2.7 Snout length (% SL) 8.1 7.3 8.8 8.2 0.4 8.5 9.4 8.9 0.4 Snout length (% HL) 30.0 27.9 33.1 30.8 1.6 31.2 34.2 32.5 1.1 Eye horizontal diameter (% SL) 6.0 4.6 6.9 5.9 0.5 5.3 6.8 6.0 0.4 Eye horizontal diameter (% HL) 22.4 19.4 25.2 22.1 1.5 19.5 24.8 22.1 1.8 Eye horizontal diameter (% interorbital width) 70.7 57.0 80.2 68.2 6.9 60.2 71.8 65.1 4.3 Postorbital distance (% HL) 51.9 47.9 55.6 51.9 2.4 46.2 53.1 50.8 2.3 Interorbital width (% SL) 8.5 7.7 9.2 8.7 0.4 8.4 9.8 9.3 0.5 Interorbital width (% HL) 31.6 29.6 34.8 32.6 1.7 30.8 35.8 34.0 1.5 Length of upper jaw (% HL) 27.8 27.0 31.0 29.2 1.0 27.0 30.9 29.0 1.1 Length of upper jaw (% SL) 7.5 6.4 8.3 7.8 0.4 7.5 8.4 7.9 0.3 Length of lower jaw (% SL) 9.9 8.3 11.3 10.3 0.8 9.5 11.0 10.3 0.6 Length of lower jaw (% HL) 36.7 35.0 42.2 38.7 2.2 34.8 41.2 37.8 2.1 Length of lower jaw (% interorbital width) 116.0 106.5 132.5 120.6 6.4 101.6 121.9 113.7 6.9 Length of lower jaw (% depth of operculum) 107.2 106.5 117.9 112.5 3.0 109.6 119.2 112.7 3.5 Morphometric data of Telestes metohiensis. Telestes metohiensis (affinis nomen museale), Nevesinjsko Polje lectotype females, n=33 males, n=14 min max mean SD min max M sd SL, mm 87.9 57.8 113.8 79.5 57.7 86.2 70.4 Maximum body depth (% SL) 23.9 19.3 24.1 21.8 1.1 19.8 23.8 21.6 1.4 Depth of caudal peduncle (% SL) 11.3 9.0 12.0 10.7 0.7 9.6 12.3 11.1 0.7 Depth of caudal peduncle (% length of caudal peduncle) 61.5 42.7 60.0 54.2 4.5 43.6 59.9 51.8 4.2 Maximum body width (% SL) 16.0 11.6 17.6 14.5 1.4 11.0 16.6 14.3 1.7 Predorsal length (% SL) 57.6 54.2 59.4 57.1 1.3 54.4 58.4 56.3 1.0 Postdorsal length (% SL) 33.4 29.9 36.4 34.0 1.3 33.8 36.5 35.2 0.7 Prepelvic length (% SL) 52.0 51.6 55.1 53.3 1.0 50.1 54.6 51.6 1.2 Preanal length (% SL) 69.1 67.8 73.4 70.9 1.3 65.9 70.3 68.8 1.3 Pectoral – pelvic-fin origin length (% SL) 27.5 24.2 30.0 25.9 1.2 21.7 25.4 23.8 1.0 Pelvic – anal-fin origin length (% SL) 19.8 16.7 44.1 19.4 4.6 15.6 19.9 17.5 1.3 Length of caudal peduncle (% SL) 18.3 18.0 21.3 19.7 0.9 20.0 23.2 21.4 0.8 Dorsal-fin base length (% SL) 11.1 9.4 12.9 11.1 0.8 8.1 12.1 10.4 1.2 Dorsal fin depth (% SL) 17.6 15.8 20.4 17.9 1.4 15.9 21.8 18.0 1.5 Anal-fin base length (% SL) 11.3 9.4 12.0 10.9 0.6 10.5 13.2 11.4 0.7 Anal fin depth (% SL) 12.3 10.6 15.0 13.1 1.1 12.0 16.2 14.0 1.4 Pectoral fin length (% SL) 18.4 18.0 21.9 20.2 1.0 21.8 26.4 23.8 1.4 Pelvic fin length (% SL) 12.9 12.5 15.6 14.1 0.8 14.2 17.5 15.7 0.9 Head length (% SL) 27.0 26.7 29.4 27.8 0.8 26.3 30.1 28.0 1.1 Head length (% body depth) 112.9 114.5 142.6 127.4 6.6 116.5 142.9 130.0 8.5 Head depth at nape (% SL) 17.4 16.5 18.7 17.6 0.6 15.7 18.8 17.3 0.9 Head depth at nape (% HL) 64.6 60.0 67.9 63.4 1.8 57.1 65.9 62.0 2.9 Maximum head width (% SL) 14.8 13.7 16.6 14.9 0.6 13.3 16.2 14.7 0.8 Maximum head width (% HL) 54.9 50.5 61.2 53.7 2.3 51.0 57.4 53.0 2.4 Maximum cranial width (% cranium roof length) 63.5 64.9 79.6 72.5 4.3 66.3 75.8 69.1 2.8 Snout length (% SL) 8.1 7.9 9.8 8.7 0.5 7.7 9.3 8.6 0.4 Snout length (% HL) 30.0 29.4 33.4 31.3 1.1 27.2 33.0 30.8 1.6 Eye horizontal diameter (% SL) 6.0 4.7 7.7 6.1 0.7 5.4 8.0 6.3 0.7 Eye horizontal diameter (% HL) 22.4 17.3 27.3 21.9 2.5 20.6 26.4 22.5 2.0 Eye horizontal diameter (% interorbital width) 70.7 52.0 86.7 67.5 8.3 59.8 92.5 73.1 11.9 Postorbital distance (% HL) 51.9 49.7 57.2 53.3 1.9 48.1 54.4 51.2 1.8 Interorbital width (% SL) 8.5 8.0 10.0 9.0 0.6 7.5 9.9 8.7 0.8 Interorbital width (% HL) 31.6 29.7 35.9 32.5 1.9 26.2 34.8 31.2 2.7 Length of upper jaw (% HL) 27.8 26.7 30.5 28.7 0.9 27.4 29.8 28.5 0.8 Length of upper jaw (% SL) 7.5 7.2 8.7 8.0 0.4 7.3 8.9 8.0 0.5 Length of lower jaw (% SL) 9.9 10.0 12.2 10.7 0.5 10.0 12.5 11.0 0.9 Length of lower jaw (% HL) 36.7 36.3 43.8 38.5 1.5 36.3 44.0 38.9 2.5 Length of lower jaw (% interorbital width) 116.0 110.0 133.8 121.2 6.0 109.1 138.7 123.0 9.8 Length of lower jaw (% depth of operculum) 116.5 110.8 133.8 116.1 4.9 111.5 132.3 118.5 7.0 Dorsal fin with 7½ (9 specimens), 8½ (151) or 9½ (1) branched rays, 8½ in holotype. Dorsal-fin origin above posterior end of pelvic-fin base. Anal fin with 8½ (153) or 9½ (8) branched rays, 8½ in holotype. Outer margin of anal fin slightly concave or almost straight. Caudal fin moderately forked, lobes weakly pointed, with 9+8 principal branched rays. Total gill rakers (Table 2) 9 (20) or 10 (20), 10 in holotype. Pharyngeal teeth 5–4, hooked, slightly serrated (examined in 5 specimens). Gill-raker counts in Telestes dabar, Telestes miloradi and Telestes metohiensis. 7 8 9 10 mean SD Telestes dabar 20 20 9.5 0.51 Telestes miloradi 1 11 6 9.3 0.57 Telestes metohiensis, Gatačko Polje 2 33 15 1 8.3 0.58 Telestes metohiensis, Nevesinjsko Polje 6 28 12 1 8.2 0.67 Scales covering entire body including pre-pectoral area and abdomen, non-overlapping on most parts of body but overlapping in triangular-shaped area just behind pectoral girdle and usually on caudal peduncle at least behind anal fin (Fig. 3a); lateral-line scales always overlapping, sometimes a few posteriormost scales not overlapping. Scales irregularly set but close to one another. Most flank scales oval, somewhat deeper than long; scales on caudal peduncle more elongated (longer than deep) having prominent posterior attenuation. Trunk scales smaller than lateral-line scales but not considerably so.All scales well ossified, usuallyvisible without staining. In live specimens, scales clearly visible because of some silver highlights (Fig. 2a). Lateral line complete (2 specimens), long but incomplete (5) or interrupted (33) as in specimen in Fig. 3a; if interrupted, gaps typically comprising absence of a few scales in a few places, 24–69 in total (Table 3), 65 with one interruption in holotype. Lateral line making clear curvature above anal-fin origin. Number of scales in total lateral series 62–69 (modal range 65–67), 68 in holotype. Total lateral-line scale and total lateral-series scales counts in Telestes dabar, Telestes miloradi and Telestes metohiensis. Total lateral-line scales Total lateral-series scales 0–53 54–57 58–61 62–65 66–69 70–73 mean SD range mean SD Telestes dabar 5 17 8 7 3 54.2 9.58 62–69 66.6 2.41 Telestes miloradi 6 5 5 2 60.3 3.91 58–69 62.8 2.93 Telestes metohiensis, Gatačko Polje 11 10 25 5 61.0 3.92 56–71 63.5 3.74 Telestes metohiensis, Nevesinjsko Polje 1 9 11 19 5 2 61.1 5.32 60–71 65.0 3.07 Parietal segment of CSO lacking. CPM not communicating with CIO, terminating over the upper margin of opercular antedorsal process. CSO complete with 8, rarely 7 or 9, pores. CIO complete with 14–17 pores and with 4 canal openings on first infraorbital. CPM complete or interrupted between the angulo-articular and preoperculum and/or between preoperculum and operculum, CPM with 14–17 pores (4, rarely 5, canal openings on dentary, and 7–9, usually 8, canal openings on preoperculum). CST complete, with 5–7 pores or narrowly interrupted in middle. Total vertebrae (Table 4) 39 (49), 40 (101) or 41 (11), 40 in holotype; abdominal vertebrae 22 (101), 23 (58) or 24 (2), 22 in holotype; caudal vertebrae 16 (9), 17 (82) or 18 (70), 18 in holotype; predorsal vertebrae 13 (24), 14 (126) or 15 (11), 14 in holotype; intermediate vertebrae 3 (123) or 4 (38), 3 in holotype. Most frequent vertebral formulae 22+17 (41), 22+18 (60) and 23+17 (40), 22+18 in holotype. Vertebral counts in Telestes species endemic in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Total vertebrae. 38 39 40 41 42 mean SD Telestes dabar 49 101 11 39.8 0.56 Telestes miloradi 1 10 11 40.5 0.60 Telestes metohiensis, Gatačko Polje 6 33 12 2 39.2 0.68 Telestes metohiensis, Nevesinjsko Polje 10 112 35 39.2 0.52 Telestes croaticus 5 21 38.8 0.40 Telestes fontinalis 1 7 3 39.2 0.60 Telestes karsticus 2 2 3 41.1 0.89 Telestes polylepis 2 9 6 41.2 0.66 Telestes turskyi 2 9 6 1 40.3 0.77 Telestes ukliva 8 42.0 0 Vertebral counts in Telestes species endemic in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Vertebral formulae. 21+17 22+16 22+17 22+18 22+19 23+16 23+17 23+18 23+19 24+16 24+17 24+18 24+19 Telestes dabar 41 60 8 40 10 1 1 Telestes miloradi 1 6 1 4 10 Telestes metohiensis, Gatačko Polje 6 28 2 5 10 2 Telestes metohiensis, Nevesinjsko Polje 7 58 12 33 24 Telestes croaticus 2 3 16 5 Telestes fontinalis 1 1 7 3 Telestes karsticus 1 1 2 1 2 Telestes polylepis 1 1 8 4 1 2 Telestes turskyi 1 4 1 5 6 1 Telestes ukliva 3 5 Vertebral counts in Telestes species endemic in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Abdominal, caudal and predorsal vertebrae in Telestes dabar, Telestes miloradi and Telestes metohiensis. Abdominal vertebrae Caudal vertebrae Predorsal vertebrae 21 22 23 24 Mean SD 15 16 17 18 19 mean SD 12 13 14 15 mean SD Telestes dabar 101 58 2 22.4 0.51 9 82 70 17.4 0.59 24 126 11 13.9 0.46 Telestes miloradi 8 14 22.6 0.49 5 16 1 17.8 0.50 15 7 14.3 0.5 Telestes metohiensis, Gatačko Polje 36 17 22.3 0.47 7 42 4 16.9 0.46 3 38 12 14.2 0.50 Telestes metohiensis, Nevesinjsko Polje 1 92 64 22.4 0.51 2 43 105 7 16.7 0.56 2 124 31 14.2 0.42 Telestes croaticus 2 19 5 22.1 0.52 8 18 16.7 0.47 21 5 14.2 0.40 Telestes fontinalis 2 9 22.8 0.40 7 4 16.4 0.50 2 9 14.8 0.40 Telestes karsticus 1 4 2 23.1 0.69 1 5 1 18.0 0.58 4 3 13.4 0.53 Telestes polylepis 1 13 3 23.1 0.49 2 11 4 18.1 0.60 1 16 13.9 0.24 Telestes turskyi 5 13 22.7 0.46 1 6 10 1 17.6 0.62 16 2 13.1 0.32 Telestes ukliva 3 5 23.6 0.52 5 3 18.4 0.52 2 5 1 12.9 0.64

The new species is known from two rivers, Vrijeka and Opačica, in the Dabarsko Polje of Eastern Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fig. 4).