Terek nase
Species of fish
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The Terek nase (Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae.[2] 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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Chondrostoma |
| Species: | C. oxyrhynchum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum Kessler, 1877 | |
