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Chondrostoma

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Chondrostoma

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Chondrostoma (from the Ancient Greek roots (khondros) 'lump' + (stoma) 'mouth' = 'lump-mouth') is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. They are commonly known as nases, although this term is also used locally to denote particular species, most frequently the common nase (C. nasus). The common name refers to the protruding upper jaw of these fishes; it is derived from the German term Nase 'nose'.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded73,311

Chondrostoma ist eine Gattung von Süßwasserfischen innerhalb der Familie der Karpfenfische. Ihr auffälligstes Merkmal ist ein gut entwickelter, nasenähnlicher Aufsatz, der den größten Teil der Oberlippe bedeckt. Zusammen mit Fischen der Gattungen Protochondrostoma, Pseudochondrostoma, Parachondrostoma, Achondrostoma und Iberochondrostoma, die eine ähnlich geformte Oberlippe aufweisen, werden sie im Deutschen deshalb auch als Nasen bezeichnet.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
11
With media
1
Family
Cyprinidae
Collections
YPM, MCZ, NHMUK, OS, USNM
Recorded in
Germany, United States, Bosnië, Croatia, Iran
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Leuciscinae
Image
Flossen (Chondrostoma nasus).jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Chondrostoma
Commons category
Chondrostoma
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Category:Chondrostoma
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Systematics
  • Species
  • References

Chondrostoma (from the Ancient Greek roots (khondros) 'lump' + (stoma) 'mouth' = 'lump-mouth') is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. They are commonly known as nases, although this term is also used locally to denote particular species, most frequently the common nase (C. nasus). The common name refers to the protruding upper jaw of these fishes; it is derived from the German term Nase 'nose'.

Several species have a very restricted range. Some of these endemics are very rare nowadays, and at least one species is globally extinct.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chondrostoma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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