Cyprinidae

Orontes nase

Chondrostoma kinzelbachi

Seven pharyngeal teeth rows

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

Chondrostoma kinzelbachi, the Orontes nase or Levantine nase, is a species of nase, a genus of fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. It is endemic to the Orontes River basin, historically occurring in Turkey and Syria. It is a fairly small freshwater fish, ranging from 11.8 centimetres (4.6 in) to 21.6 centimetres (8.5 in) SL. The Orontes nase is distinguished from congeners by its usual pharyngeal tooth formula of 7-7, as well as by other subtle morphological traits, such as gill raker count and scale structure.