Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Minnow-nase (Chondrostoma phoxinus), recorded as Endangered
Minnow-nase (Chondrostoma phoxinus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Minnow-nase

Chondrostoma phoxinus

Minnow-nase is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Chondrostoma phoxinus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Chondrostoma phoxinus
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Chondrostoma

The minnow

Minnows and barbs are ray-finned freshwater fishes without teeth in the jaws; they grind food with pharyngeal teeth.

Carps, minnows, and loaches. They lack jaw teeth and live in freshwater.

Range and habitat

It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and inland karsts. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered Endangered.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Minnow-nase is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Minnow-nase — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q304460. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Chondrostoma soetta (Chondrostoma soetta), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Chondrostoma soetta

Chondrostoma soetta
Photograph of Neretvan nase (Chondrostoma knerii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Neretvan nase

Chondrostoma knerii
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Minnow-nase?
Minnow-nase is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Chondrostoma phoxinus.
What is the conservation status of Minnow-nase?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Chondrostoma phoxinus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Minnow-nase live?
Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and inland karsts.
Why is Minnow-nase in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss and considered Endangered.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Chondrostoma phoxinus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Minnow-nase a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.