Vol. 76 (4) 2024

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A Survey of the Kremenski Lakes (Pirin National Park) Suggests that the Vairone Telestes souffia Risso, 1826 (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) Is Not a Native Species of the Fauna of Bulgaria

Apostolos Apostolou* & Stefan Kazakov 

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*Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria; apostolosfish@abv.bg

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb76.4.002619

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Abstract
Vairone Telestes souffia is known from Bulgaria based on two specimens sampled from the Lower Kremensko Lake (Pirin National Park) in 1988. A survey of the fish fauna conducted in August 2021 in Lower and Middle Kremensko Lakes suggests that there are not a population of this species at these localities. The only record from 1988 is recognised as a possible consequence from an unregulated fish introduction. Therefore, this study suggests that Telestes souffia has to be excluded from the list of species needing conservational measures in Bulgaria.

Key words
Natura 2000, Pirin Mountains, Telestes souffia, protected species, conservation

How to Cite
Apostolou А. & Kazakov S. 2024. A Survey of the Kremenski Lakes (Pirin National Park) Suggests that the Vairone Telestes souffia Risso, 1826 (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) Is Not a Native Species of the Fauna of Bulgaria. Acta zoologica bulgarica 76 (4) 579-582.

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