Iberochondrostoma almacai (Coelho, Mesquita & Collares-Pereira, 2005)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Iberochondrostoma almacai, the Southwestern arched-mouth nase, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is endemic to southern Portugal, where it is only found in the drainages of the Mira, Arade and Bensafrim rivers. It shelters in pools when the rivers shrink in the summer and is threatened by habitat destruction caused by water abstraction and predation and competition from introduced species of fish such as Gambusia, Micropterus and Lepomis.
Wikipedia contributors, Iberochondrostoma almacai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:53:57.597483+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Iberochondrostoma almacai (Coelho, Mesquita & Collares-Pereira, 2005)
- Name authority
- (Coelho, Mesquita & Collares-Pereira, 2005)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Iberochondrostoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusIberochondrostoma Robalo, Almada, Levy & Doadrio, 2007
- speciesIberochondrostoma almacai (Coelho, Mesquita & Collares-Pereira, 2005)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Iberochondrostoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum (Collares-Pereira, 1980) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iberochondrostoma oretanum (Doadrio & Carmona, 2003) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Iberochondrostoma olisiponense (Gante, Santos & Alves, 2007) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chondrostoma almacai Coelho, Mesquita & Collares-Pereira, 2005 Coelho, Mesquita & Collares-Pereira, 2005 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1009323 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3P7DD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.