Menderes nase

Chondrostoma meandrense

Vulnerable Fish of Asian Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Temperate fish

Chondrostoma meandrense, sometimes called the Menderes nase or Işıklı nase, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. It is found only in Turkey. Its natural habitat is rivers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Chondrostoma
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Büyük Menderes River basin, western Anatolia, Turkey.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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