Terek nase
The Terek nase (Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in rivers of the western Caspian Sea basin, in Azerbaijan and Russia. It prefers fast-flowing waters in the foothill and mountain ranges, with rocky or gravel bottoms.
| Terek nase | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Chondrostoma |
| Species: | C. oxyrhynchum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum Kessler, 1877 | |
References
- Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135536A4140597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135536A4140597.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
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