Pseudochondrostoma

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Pseudochondrostoma
Pseudochondrostoma polylepis.jpg
Iberian nase (Pseudochondrostoma polylepis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Pseudochondrostoma
Robalo, V. C. Almada, Levy & Doadrio, 2007
Type species
Chondrostoma polylepis
Steindachner, 1864

Pseudochondrostoma is a genus of cyprinid fish that occurs in the Iberian Peninsula. They are commonly known as the straight-mouth nases.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudochondrostoma". FishBase . February 2013 version.