Minnow-nase (Chondrostoma phoxinus)

Scientific name: Chondrostoma phoxinus Heckel, 1843

The Minnow-nase (Chondrostoma phoxinus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Diagnosed from congeners in Western Balkans and Adriatic basin by the following characters: scales on lateral line 78-106; mouth arched, lower lip with very thin cornified sheath; posterior margin of dorsal slightly concave or convex; ? 13-21/1/8-13 scales in transverse row between dorsal-fin and pelvic-fin origins; dorsal fin with 8? branched rays; anal fin with 8-9? branched rays; and 23-28 gill rakers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chondrostoma phoxinus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Europe: Croatia (Cetina drainage) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (Glamocko, Livansjko and Duvanjsko poljes). Largest population in Lake Busko in Bosnia-Herzegovina threatened by recently introduced Silurus glanis.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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