South-west European nase

South-west European nase
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Parachondrostoma
Species:
P. toxostoma
Binomial name
Parachondrostoma toxostoma
(Vallot, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus toxostoma Vallot, 1837
  • Chondrostoma toxostoma (Vallot 1837)
  • Chondrostoma dremaei Blanchard, 1866
  • Chondrostoma rhodanensis Blanchard, 186
  • Chondrostoma peresi La Blanchère, 1873

The South-west European nase (Parachondrostoma toxostoma), also known as the French nase, soiffe or soffie, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces. Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is found in southern France, Switzerland and northern Spain.