Telestes muticellus

"Vairone" redirects here. This name is sometimes also applied to the related Telestes souffia.
Vairone
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Telestes
Species: T. muticellus
Binomial name
Telestes muticellus
(Bonaparte, 1837)
Synonyms

Leuciscus multicellus Bonaparte, 1837

Telestes muticellus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. Commonly known as vairone, it is found in France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

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