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Etymology: Chondrostoma: Greek, chondros = cartilage + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335). Name referring to the characteristic horny layer on the lower lip (Ref. 57917).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: Beysehir Lake, Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26679)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 45 - 46. Body considerably compressed; mouth cleft almost straight; lower jaw with a well developed corneous layer; dorsal fin rays iv, 9; anal fin rays iii-iv, (9)10(11); scales with undulate posterior margin.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bogutskaya, N.G., 1997. Chondrostoma beysehirense, a new cyprinid fish from Beysehir Lake, Central Turkey. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(2):151-158. (Ref. 26679)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 01 March 2013
Threat to humans
Harmless
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