Eastern Aegean Nase
Chondrostoma holmwoodii (Boulenger, 1896)
Also calledizmirinnokkasärki (fin) · ostroretka Holmwoodova (ces)
First described in: Boulenger, George A. 1896. On freshwater fishes from Smyrna. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany and Geology, Being a Continuation of the 'Magazine of Botany and Zoology', and of Louden and Charlesworth's 'Magazine of Natural History', Series 6 18: 153-154.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Mid-sized streams to large rivers with rocky or gravelly bottoms and moderately fast currents, also in reservoirs. Biology. Lives up to 5 years. Matures at 2 – 3 years. Spawns March to early May.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
conservation
Conservation status. VU; appears to be declining within its small range.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Chondrostoma in Aegean, Marmara, and Black Sea basins by: ○ 60 − 69 total lateral-line scales / ○ 6 − 6, rarely 7 – 6, pharyngeal teeth / ○ 8 ½ branched dorsal rays / ○ 8 − 10 ½, usually 9 ½, branched anal rays / ○ usually 8 branched pelvic rays / ○ 21 − 24 gill rakers / ○ thick cornified sheath covering lower lip. Size up to 230 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
materials_examined
Inland water: 35400 - 23 (4 spc.), 10.06.2006, River Bakircay at Karadere, Izmir, 39 ° 06.033 ' N 27 ° 24.027 ' E, M. Oezulug, J. Freyhof.
A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2360548.