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]