Capoeta sieboldii

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Capoeta sieboldii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. sieboldii
Binomial name
Capoeta sieboldii
(Steindachner, 1864) [2]
Synonyms
  • Scaphiodon sieboldiiSteindachner, 1864
  • Varicorhinus sieboldii(Steindachner, 1864)

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, [1] to western Transcaucasia. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta sieboldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T19026443A19222898. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19026443A19222898.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Capoeta sieboldii". FishBase .