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Terek nase

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Terek nase
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Chondrostoma
Species:
C. oxyrhynchum
Binomial name
Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum
Kessler, 1877

The Terek nase (Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in rivers of the western Caspian Sea basin, in Azerbaijan and Russia. It prefers fast-flowing waters in the foothill and mountain ranges, with rocky or gravel bottoms.

References

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  • Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135536A4140597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135536A4140597.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum". FishBase. May 2014 version.