The Colchic nase or Transcaucasian nase (''Chondrostoma colchicum'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

. Its distribution is south of the

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...

, and it is reported from Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

References

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La lasca della Colchide, ''Chondrostoma colchicum'' Derjugin, 1899
www.ittiofauna.org Chondrostoma Fish described in 1899 {{Leuciscinae-stub