Nase

Pseudochondrostoma willkommii

Carp Recorded in European Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Pseudochondrostoma willkommii, the Southern 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 Iberian Peninsula in Spain and Portugal.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudochondrostoma
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Portugal and Spain in Guadiana, Odiel, Guadalquivir and smaller drainages, eastward until Malaga.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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