The kisslip himri or Kosswig's barb is a species of cyprinid fish of the genus Carasobarbus that is found in the Tigris-Euphrates river system in Iran and Turkey. It was originally described as Cyclocheilichthys kosswigi.
Carasobarbus harterti, the stripeless himri, is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Morocco.
Capoeta, also known as scrapers, is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Western Asia. The distribution extends from Turkey to the Levant, to Transcaucasia, Iraq, Turkmenistan, in Armenia, particularly in lake Sevan and northern Afghanistan. This genus is most closely related to Luciobarbus and in itself is divided into three morphologically, biogeographically and genetically distinct groups or clades: the Mesopotamian clade, the Anatolian-Iranian clade and the Aralo-Caspian clade. The Mesopotamian clade was split off to Paracapoeta in 2022.
Capoeta bergamae is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish native to Turkey. The species is also known as the Aegean scraper.
Capoeta pestai, called the Eğirdir longsnout scraper or the Eğirdir barb, is a critically endangered freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae, found only in Turkey. It used to be common across Lake Eğirdir in central Anatolia, but survives only in one of the inflowing rivers. It was forced out of Lake Eğirdir by a combination of overfishing, irrigation, destruction of its habitat, and the induction of predatory alien fish species.
Varicorhinus is an invalid genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. It was established by Eduard Rüppell in 1835 with V. beso as the type species. The prime distinguishing feature was designated as the shape of the mouth, and other species with a similar shape were soon added. However, this diagnostic did not prove to be monophyletic. In 2010, a synonymity of Varicorhinus and Labeobarbus was proposed based on mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. The synonymity was accepted by other researchers. The group of former Varicorhinus species inside Labeobarbus are called chiselmouths, while the remainder of Labeobarbus species are called rubberlips.
Capoeta angorae is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, which is known from a single specimen caught from Turkey. that was 42 cm (17 in) long. It is also known as the Ankara barb. Not much can be said about its biology, distribution and future therefore. As of 2025 this species has been synonymised with Capoeta damascina.
Capoeta banarescui. the Colchic scraper or Banarescu's barb, is a species of cyprinid fish known from Turkey. It inhabits swiftly flowing water with cobbles and pebbles bottom.
Paracapoeta barroisi, also known as the Orontes scraper or Tigris barb, is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from the Near East. This species is up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and has sides with brownish spots irregularly arranged in the upper half of the body.
Capoeta buhsei, the Namak scraper, is a species of cyprinid fish from the Lake Namak basin, Iran. It is usually less than 10 cm long.
Capoeta caelestis, the Taurus scraper, is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to southern Anatolia, Turkey. It has a max length of 19.6 cm (7.7 in) long.
Paracapoeta erhani, also known as the Ceyhan scraper or Seyhan scraper, is a Turkish species of freshwater cyprinid fish in the genus Paracapoeta.
Capoeta sieboldii, also called the nipple-lip scraper, is a cyprinid fish species from Turkey. It is widespread and lives in a range of habitats that are at least seasonally connected to rivers or streams. The distribution is from the Sakarya River eastwards, to western Transcaucasia.
Capoeta tinca, or the Anatolian khramulya or western fourbarbel scraper, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Turkey, inhabiting swiftly flowing rivers.
Capoeta umbla, also known as the Tigris scraper, is a Near East species of cyprinid fish. It grows up to 40 cm (16 in) standard length.
Paracapoeta trutta, the longspine scraper or spotted scraper, is a species of cyprinid fish from the Middle East. It is known from inland waters in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia and Turkey, and is often quite abundant.
Capoeta capoeta is a species of West Asian cyprinid fish, including forms called the Caucasian scraper. The scientific name is derived from the Georgian and Azeri local name kapwaeti.
The Mesopotamian himri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Carasobarbus.
Capoeta saadii is a cyprinid fish endemic to Iran. It is named after Persian poet Saadi.
Capoeta kaput is a species of algae eating scrapers discovered in 2019. Known locally as the Blue Aras scraper, this rare species prefers large rivers. It has not been evaluated by the IUCN yet but may need protection. The freshwater fish primarily inhabits rivers of the Araxes basin in Asia, and has been found so far in at least Armenia, Iran and Turkey. C. kaput can be distinguished by several physical markers, such as its nine dorsal branched rays, a larger number of vertebrae than most other species in the genus, and it is about 262 mm (10.3 in) in length. The species has been discovered recently enough that it's been the subject of relatively little research.
