Minnow-nase

The minnow-nase, Serbo-Croatian: podbila, (Chondrostoma phoxinus) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered Endangered (EN).

Minnow-nase
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Chondrostoma
Species:
C. phoxinus
Binomial name
Chondrostoma phoxinus
Heckel, 1843

References

    • Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Chondrostoma phoxinus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T4790A11095392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T4790A11095392.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
    • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chondrostoma phoxinus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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