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Chondrostoma nasus in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sneep

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Chondrostoma nasus   (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Chnas_u1.jpg) by Hänfling, B.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Sneep
Max. size:	50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 556); max. published weight: 1,500 g (Ref. 556); max. reported age: 15 years
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	temperate; 56°N - 37°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; tmax=15; Fec=10,000-40,000)
Distribution:	Europe: Rhine and Danube river basins. In Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-11; Vertebrae: 47-48. Caudal fin with 19 to 21 rays (Ref. 40476).
Biology:	Gregarious. Occurs in fairly shallow water with fast current, often beside the swirls created by piles of bridges or rocks (Ref. 30578). Found in the upper reaches of rivers. Feeds on algal growth on stones, which are scraped away with the use of its sharp, low, slit-like mouth (Ref. 9696). Migrates upstream and enters small tributaries for spawning in shallow water on gravel (Ref. 556). Its flesh is good but bony (Ref. 30578)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Kottelat, M.. 1997. (Ref. 13696)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Aquaculture:			Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bk.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Gerstmeier, R. and T. Romig, 1998
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	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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