Chondrostoma scodrense

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Overview

Extinct

Common Names

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Description

Family Cyprinidae

Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Ecology: Lacustrine .[1]


List of Habitats :5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Chondrostoma scodrensis Elvira, 1987
2. Chondrostoma skodrense Elvira, 1987

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 30-Mar-1999

Similar Species

Members of the genus Chondrostoma

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 86 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. aculeatum · C. almacai · C. angorense · C. arcasii (Berme Juela) · C. arrigonis · C. awhasicum · C. beysehirense · C. boggut · C. caerulescens · C. colchicum (Colchian Undermouth) · C. colchicum colchicum (Colchian Undermouth) · C. colchicum kubanicum (Kuban's Nase) · C. colchicum tschorochica · C. cyri (Kura Nase) · C. cyri leptosoma · C. cyri orientalis · C. dillonii · C. dubium · C. duriense · C. fulungee · C. gangeticum · C. genei (South European Nase) · C. holmwoodii · C. holmwoodii meandrensis · C. jaculum · C. kawrus · C. kinzelbachi · C. knerii (Dalmatian Nase) · C. kubanicum (Kuban´s Nase) · C. lemingii · C. lemmingii · C. lipocheilos · C. lusitanicum (Boga-Portuguesa) · C. lusitanicus · C. macrolepidotus · C. meandrense · C. miegii · C. mullya · C. nasicus · C. nasus (Common Nase) · C. nasus angorensis · C. nasus borysthenicum · C. nasus lumi · C. nasus macrolepidotus · C. nasus nasus (Common Nase) · C. nasus ohridanum · C. nasus ohridanus · C. nasus prespensis · C. nasus taeniata · C. nasus vardarense · C. nasus vardarensis · C. nasus variabile · C. nasus variabilis · C. occidentale · C. oligolepis (Ruivaco) · C. oretanum · C. orientale · C. oxyrhynchum (Tera Undermouth) · C. oxyrhynchum cyri · C. phoxinus (Minnow-Nase) · C. polylepis (Iberian Barbel) · C. polylepis duriensis · C. polylepis willkommi · C. polylepsis · C. potanini · C. prespense · C. pullum · C. regium · C. regius · C. rhodanensis · C. rysela · C. scodrense · C. semivelatus · C. seva · C. soetta (Italian Nase) · C. syriacum · C. toxostoma (South-West European Nase) · C. toxostoma arrigonis · C. toxostoma miegii · C. toxostoma turiensis · C. turiense · C. vardarense · C. variabile (Volga Undermouth) · C. wattanah · C. willkommii (Nase) · C. oligolepis

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Further Reading

• Elvira, B. (1997). Taxonomy of the genus Chondrostoma (Osteichthyes, Cyprinidae): an updated review. Folia Zoologica 46 (Suppl. 1):1-14.
• Harrison, I.J. and Stiassny, M.L.J. 1999. The Quiet Crisis. A preliminary listing of the freshwater fishes of the world that are Extinct orMissing in Action". In: R.D.E. MacPhee (ed.) extinctions in Near Time, pp. 271-331. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.
• Kottelat, M. (1997). European freshwater fishes. Biologia 52, Suppl. 5:1-271.
• Maric, D. 1995. Endemic fish species of Montenegro. Biological Conservation 72: 187–194.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• FishBase 2006.
• Fricke, Ronald (from FishBase).
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2490103
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-112945
• Fishbase Species ID: 46391
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 688884
• IUCN ID: 61345
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 107038

Footnotes

1. Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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