Chondrostoma kinzelbachi Krupp, 1985
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 kinzelbachi, the Orontes nase or Levantine nase, is a species of nase, a genus of fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. It is endemic to the Orontes River basin, historically occurring in Turkey and Syria. It is a fairly small freshwater fish, ranging from 11.8 centimetres (4.6 in) to 21.6 centimetres (8.5 in) SL. The Orontes nase is distinguished from congeners by its usual pharyngeal tooth formula of 7-7, as well as by other subtle morphological traits, such as gill raker count and scale structure. It is particularly closely related to C. ceyhanensis and C. toros, with these three species forming an "eastern Mediterranean" clade; the Mesopotamian nase (C. regium) falls outside this clade, but is also a very close relative. These four species split from their closest relatives in the Balkans ~4.8 million years ago, and diversified further 2.5–3.0 Mya, coinciding with uplifting of the Anatolian Plateau. As of 2013, the Orontes nase was assessed as endangered by the IUCN. Its range has been drastically reduced over the years, and it is probably now extirpated in Syria.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chondrostoma kinzelbachi Krupp, 1985
- Name authority
- Krupp, 1985
- 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 kinzelbachi Krupp, 1985
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 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 |
| Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum Kessler, 1877 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Krupp, F. (1985). A new species of Chondrostoma from the Orontes River drainage basin of Turkey and Syria. Senckenbergiana Biologica, 66 (1/3): 27–33. 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:69ZCT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.