Iberochondrostoma lemmingii
Species of fish
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Iberochondrostoma lemmingii, the Iberian arch-mouthed nase (Portuguese: ruivaca; Spanish: pardilla), is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. It is found in Portugal and Spain. It lives in the middle and lower reaches of rivers with slow current.[1]
| Iberochondrostoma lemmingii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Iberochondrostoma |
| Species: | I. lemmingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Iberochondrostoma lemmingii (Steindachner, 1866) | |
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Until recently, I. lemmingii was placed in the genus Chondrostoma. Fish that now are recognized as Achondrostoma salmantinum were earlier included in I. lemmingii.[1]
