Capoeta damascina

Capoeta damascina
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Capoeta
Species:	C. damascina
Binomial name
Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes, 1842) [2]
Synonyms [1]
Barbus belayewiMenon, 1960 Capoeta angorae(Hankó, 1925) Chondrostoma syriacumValenciennes, 1844 Gobio damascinusValenciennes, 1842 Scaphiodon fraterculaHeckel, 1843 Scaphiodon peregrinorumHeckel, 1843 Scaphiodon socialisHeckel, 1843 Varicorhinus capoeta angorae

Capoeta damascina, the Levantine scraper ^[1] or Mesopotamian barb, is a species of cyprinid fish from the Near East region. It is reported from Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Turkey. ^{[1] [3]}

It is a bottom feeding fish, up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) long but typically about 30 cm (1 ft), and it lives in lakes as well as both fast and slow-moving streams, and both in clear and muddy waters. It is said to have tasteless flesh and toxic eggs. ^[2] It has been recorded hybridising with Carasobarbus canis but these hybrids are sterile. ^[4]

Carasobarbus canis x Capoeta damascina

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta damascina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T19025707A19222873. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19025707A19222873.en . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Capoeta damascina". FishBase .
3. Raissy, M.; Ansari, M.; Lashkari, A.; Jalali, B. (2010-09-10). "Occurrence of parasites in selected fish species in Gandoman Lagoon,Iran". Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences. 9 (3): 464–471.
4. Borkenhagen K; Krupp F (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Carasobarbus Karaman, 1971 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)". ZooKeys (339). Pensoft Publishers: 1–53. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.339.4903 . PMC   3800827 . PMID   24146585.