Telestes
| Telestes | |
|---|---|
| Telestes muticellus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Cypriniformes | 
| Family: | Leuciscidae | 
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae | 
| Genus: | Telestes Bonaparte, 1837 | 
| Type species | |
| Telestes muticellus (Bonaparte, 1837) | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Telestes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. Many of the species in this genus were formerly usually included in Leuciscus.