Cyprinidae

Ankara nase

Chondrostoma angorense

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• West Asia
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Chondrostoma angorense, the Ankara nase or Black Sea nase, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is endemic to northern Anatolia, Turkey, where it occurs in the drainages of the Sakarya and Kızılırmak Rivers, rivers that drain into the Black Sea.