| Capoeta capoeta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Capoeta |
| Species: | C. capoeta |
| Binomial name | |
| Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773) [2] | |
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Capoeta capoeta is a species of West Asian cyprinid fish, including forms called the Caucasian scraper. [2] The scientific name is derived from the Georgian local name kapwaeti. [2]
Some taxonomic authorities classify Capoeta sevangi as a subspecies. [3]