Minnow-nase

Minnow-nase
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Chondrostoma
Species: C. phoxinus
Binomial name
Chondrostoma phoxinus
Heckel, 1843

The minnow-nase (Chondrostoma phoxinus) is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered Endangered (EN).

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