Douro nase

Pseudochondrostoma duriense

Fish Reaching Forty Centimeters in European Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Pseudochondrostoma duriense, the Northern straight-mouth nase, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is endemic to the northern Iberian Peninsula in Spain and Portugal.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudochondrostoma
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated