''Iberochondrostoma'' is a genus of
cyprinid
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 ...
fish
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
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Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Iberochondrostoma almacai''
( M. M. Coelho, Mesquita Mesquita may refer to:
People
* Mesquita (surname)
* Mesquita Machado (), Portuguese politician
Places in Brazil
* Mesquita, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Minas Gerais
* Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro
Mesquita (, , Portuguese for "mosque") is a m ...
& Collares-Pereira, 2005)
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Iberochondrostoma lemmingii
''Iberochondrostoma lemmingii'' ( pt, ruivaca; es, pardilla) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Portugal and Spain. It lives in the middle and lower reaches of rivers with slow current.
Until recently, ''I ...
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( Steindachner, 1866)
* ''
Iberochondrostoma lusitanicum''
( Collares-Pereira, 1980) (Boga-portugesa)
* ''
Iberochondrostoma olisiponensis''
( Gante, C. D. Santos & Alves, 2007) (Lisbon arched-mouth nase)
* ''
Iberochondrostoma oretanum''
( Doadrio & Carmona, 2003)
References
Ray-finned fish genera
Cyprinid fish of Europe
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