| Paracapoeta trutta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Paracapoeta |
| Species: | P. trutta |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracapoeta trutta | |
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Paracapoeta trutta, the longspine scraper or spotted scraper, [1] 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. [1]
It spawns in running waters, but inhabits in other times also many other habitats including reservoirs and marshes. Most commonly it is found in slowly running lowland rivers. [1]
Paracapoeta trutta is commonly used as a food fish. [1] It may grow up to 48 cm (19 in) length. [2]