Common nase

Common nase
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Chondrostoma
Species:
C. nasus
Binomial name
Chondrostoma nasus
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus nasus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chondrostoma ohridanum Karaman, 1924

The common nase (Chondrostoma nasus) is a European potamodromous cyprinid fish. It is often simply called the nase, but that can refer to any species of its genus Chondrostoma. Another name is sneep.

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2016) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Chondrostoma nasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T4789A97800985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T4789A11094713.en.