Neretvan nase

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

The Neretvan nase or Dalmatian nase (Chondrostoma knerii)[2] is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.[3]

It is threatened by habitat loss and pollution.

References

  1. Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Chondrostoma knerii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. B. Glamuzina et al. (2006) Some biological characteristics of the endemic Neretvan nase, Chondrostoma knerii Heckel, 1843, in the Hutovo Blato wetlands (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Journal of Applied Ichthyology 23: 221–225.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chondrostoma knerii" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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