Parachondrostoma

Parachondrostoma is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species in this genus are found mostly in Spain with one species entering France.

Parachondrostoma
Parachondrostoma miegii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Parachondrostoma Robalo, V. C. Almada, Levy & Doadrio, 2007
Type species
Chondrostoma miegii Steindachner 1866

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Parachondrostoma arrigonis (Steindachner, 1866) (Júcar nase)
• Parachondrostoma miegii (Steindachner, 1866) (Ebro nase)
• Parachondrostoma toxostoma (Vallot, 1837) (French nase)
• Parachondrostoma turiense (Elvira, 1987) (Turia nase)

Conservation

According to the IUCN, Parachondrostoma turiense is an endangered species and Parachondrostoma arrigonis is critically endangered. The Parachondrostoma is endangered because the population constantly declines, but it is being protected by the European Natura 2000 Network. The European Natura 2000 Network helps Parachondrostoma by artificially breeding about 1,000 juvenile Parachondrostoma’s.^[2]