Ebro nase

Parachondrostoma miegii

Twenty Five Centimeters Carp of European Waters

Temperate
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Parachondrostoma miegii, the Ebro nase, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces. Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to Spain.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Parachondrostoma
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Europe: eastern Cantabric slope, Ebro and adjacent drainages in northeast, and one adjacent headwater in Tagus drainage, Spain.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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