Chondrostoma meandrense Elvira, 1987
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
Chondrostoma meandrense, sometimes called the Menderes nase or Işıklı nase, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae.
It is found only in Turkey.
Its natural habitat is rivers.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Chondrostoma meandrense; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:19:40.695382+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chondrostoma meandrense Elvira, 1987
- Name authority
- Elvira, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Chondrostoma
- 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
- genusChondrostoma Agassiz, 1832
- speciesChondrostoma meandrense Elvira, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chondrostoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chondrostoma colchicum Derjugin, 1899 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma esmaeilii Eagderi, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Birecikligil, Çiçek & Coad, 2017 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma orientale Bianco & Bănărescu, 1982 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| common naseChondrostoma nasus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma prespense Karaman, 1924 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma scodrense Elvira, 1987 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma vardarense Karaman, 1928 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma cyri Kessler, 1877 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma kinzelbachi Krupp, 1985 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma fahirae (Ladiges, 1960) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma holmwoodii (Boulenger, 1896) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chondrostoma kubanicum Berg, 1914 | 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 holmwoodii meandrensis Elvira, 1987 Elvira, 1987 | 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.
- Elvira, B. (1987). Taxonomic revision of the genus Chondrostoma Agassiz, 1835 (Pisces, Cyprinidae). Cybium, 11 (2): 111–140. 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:5XZDQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.