Biotope / Habitat
Le toxostome vit dans des rivières à fond de graviers, dans des eaux bien oxygénées, dans la zone à barbeaux.
Species sheet
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South-west european nase
Parachondrostoma toxostoma (Vallot, 1837)
AnimalsJacks
Alimentation herbivore (algues).
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Freshwater - Europe
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- SavettaGerman (Germany)
- LoinaEuropean Spanish
- MadrillaEuropean Spanish
- ToxostomeFrench (France)
- Baroulle en Savoie.French (France)
- Coulaud en AveyronFrench (France)
- Libournette en GirondeFrench (France)
- Mais aussi petit hotu ou hotu jaune.D'autres noms locaux lui ont été attribués tels : bassou en AdourFrench (France)
- SeuffeFrench (France)
- SofieFrench (France)
- SoifeFrench (France)
- SouffeFrench (France)
- SouffieFrench (France)
- SuiffeFrench (France)
- Boga-de-boca-curvaEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Chondrostoma peresi
- Chondrostoma rhodanensis
- Chondrostoma toxostoma
- Cyprinus toxostoma
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Sources
- HEROLD Jean-Pierre, KUPFER Michel, COROLLA Jean-Pierre in : DORIS, 21/04/2014 : Chondrostoma toxostoma (Vallot, 1837), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2165
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 13/05/2024 : Parachondrostoma toxostoma (Vallot, 1837), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/834
Modification history
- Modified by Alain Mayoux on 09/05/2024
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