Common nase
Chondrostoma nasus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The common nase (Chondrostoma nasus) is a bony fish in the family Cyprinidae, subfamily Leuciscinae, within the order Cypriniformes. It is also called the nase or nose carp, and its scientific name authority is (Linnaeus, 1758).
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Quick facts about the common nase
The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Near Threatened (NT), which is not an IUCN threatened category.
- Weight
- 1 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- 25 cm – 40 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 15 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the common nase?
Photos of the common nase
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Where does the common nase live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common nase as introduced in 3 countries.
Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
What is the common nase?
The common nase (Chondrostoma nasus) is a European potamodromous cyprinid fish. It is often simply called the nase, but that can refer to any species of its genus Chondrostoma. Another name is sneep.
From the Wikipedia article “Common nase” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_nase&oldid=1361626304), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the common nase endangered?
The common nase is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the common nase classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae
- genusChondrostoma
- SpeciesChondrostoma nasus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Chondrostoma caerulescens, Chondrostoma nasus auratus, Chondrostoma nasus hernadiensis, Chondrostoma nasus lumi, Chondrostoma nasus macrolepidotus, Chondrostoma nasus nasus, Chondrostoma nasus ohridanum, Chondrostoma nasus ohridanus, Chondrostoma nasus taeniata, Chondrostoma nasus var. hernadiensis, Chondrostoma nasus var. macrolepidotus, Chondrostoma nasus var. macrolepidotus, Chondrostoma ohridanum, Chondrostomus nasus, Chondrostomus nasus auratus, Chondrostomus nasus var. auratus, Cyprinus nasus
Other names and names in other languages (59)
- NaseEnglish
- NaseEnglish
- Nose carpEnglish
- Nose carpEnglish
- ПадустBelarusian
- СкобарBulgarian
- Chondrostoma nasusCatalan
- Хура хырăмChuvash
- Ostroretka stěhovaváCzech
- NæseDanish
- NaseGerman
- BlaunaseGerman
- NäslingGerman
- SchnabelGerman
- Narizón ComúnSpanish
- nokkasärkiFinnish
- NezFrench
- AlongeFrench
- Âme noireFrench
- AuconFrench
- ChiffeFrench
- ÉcrivainFrench
- FeraFrench
- hotuFrench
- MugeFrench
- MuletFrench
- Nase communFrench
- SeuffreFrench
- TunarFrench
- PaducHungarian
- NasoItalian
- オオバナウグイJapanese
- 유럽황어Korean
- skersnukisLithuanian
- Paprastasis skersasnukisLithuanian
- SkersasnukisLithuanian
- ApakšmuteLatvian
- sneepDutch
- świnkaPolish
- Świnka pospolitaPolish
- scobarRomanian
- Обыкновенный подустRussian
- подуст обыкновенныйRussian
- ПôдустваRusyn
- podustva severnáSlovak
- podustSlovenian
- njilaAlbanian
- buzëstakuAlbanian
- buztakuAlbanian
- njilatra (njilë e madhe)Albanian
- peshku gojëkutiAlbanian
- skobusiAlbanian
- СкобаљSerbian
- NoskarpSwedish
- БурышTatar
- Kababurun balığıTurkish
- karaburun baligiTurkish
- karaburun balığıTurkish
- Підуст звичайнийUkrainian
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Relatives of the common nase
Other species in the same genus Chondrostoma.
Savetta
Chondrostoma soetta
Neretvan nase
Chondrostoma knerii
Terek nase
Chondrostoma oxyrhynchum
Livno nase
Chondrostoma phoxinus
Colchic nase
Chondrostoma colchicum
Kura nase
Chondrostoma cyri
CompareCommon nase vs SavettaCommon nase vs Neretvan naseCommon nase vs Terek naseCommon nase vs Livno nase
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the common nase?
The common nase is a bony fish in the family Cyprinidae and the order Cypriniformes.
What is the scientific name of the common nase?
The scientific name of the common nase is Chondrostoma nasus, in the genus Chondrostoma.
Is the common nase endangered?
No, the common nase is listed as Near Threatened (NT) in the global IUCN Red List assessment, which is not an IUCN threatened category.
Who named the common nase and when?
The common nase was named by Linnaeus in 1758, written as (Linnaeus, 1758).
What other names does the common nase have?
The common nase is also called the nase or nose carp.
What subfamily does the common nase belong to?
The common nase belongs to the subfamily Leuciscinae of the family Cyprinidae.
Is the common nase an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common nase as introduced in 3 countries: Czechia, France and Italy, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS) · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-11-13
Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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