Minnow-nase (Chondrostoma phoxinus)

Image source: Dušan Jelić
General data
Classification
- Genus: Chondrostoma - Nases
- Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The minnow-nase, Serbo-Croatian: podbila, (Chondrostoma phoxinus) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. 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 (EN).