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.
Terek nase | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
Genus: | Chondrostoma |
Species: | C. oxyrhynchum
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Binomial name | |
Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum Kessler, 1877
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References
edit- 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.) (2014). "Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum" in FishBase. May 2014 version.