# Common nase (*Chondrostoma nasus*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

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). The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Near Threatened (NT), which is not an IUCN threatened category.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 1 kg |
| Length | 25 cm – 40 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 15 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Migration | Migratory |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

 Recorded predators: Huchen (*Hucho hucho*), Grey heron (*Ardea cinerea*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 3 countries. Introduced: Czechia, France, Italy. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Teleostei
- order: Cypriniformes
- family: Cyprinidae
- genus: Chondrostoma
- species: *Chondrostoma 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*

## Common questions

### 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.

### What eats the common nase?

Animals recorded preying on the common nase include huchen and grey heron. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://commons.wikimedia.org), 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 Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), 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](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), 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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