Capoeta capoeta

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Capoeta capoeta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. capoeta
Binomial name
Capoeta capoeta
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus capoetaGüldenstädt, 1773
  • Cyprinus fundulusGüldenstädt, 1787
  • Varicorhinus capoeta(Güldenstädt, 1773)
  • Scaphiodon macrolepis Heckel, 1847
  • Varicorhinus macrolepis(Heckel, 1847)
  • Scaphiodon heratensis Keyserling, 1861
  • Scaphiodon asmussiiKeyserling, 1861
  • Capoeta steindachneri Kessler, 1872
  • Capoeta hohenackeriKessler, 1877
  • Capoeta gibbosa Nikolsky, 1897

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 and Azeri local name kapwaeti. [2]

Some taxonomic authorities classify Capoeta sevangi as a subspecies. [3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta capoeta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T19025492A174797818. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19025492A174797818.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Capoeta capoeta" in FishBase . October 2016 version.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Capoeta sevangi" in FishBase . April 2016 version.


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