Pterocapoeta

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Pterocapoeta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pterocapoeta
Günther, 1902
Species:
P. maroccana
Binomial name
Pterocapoeta maroccana
(Günther, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Labeobarbus maroccanusGünther, 1902
  • Varicorhinus maroccanus(Günther, 1902)

Pterocapoeta maroccana [2] is a species of cyprinid fish. It is found only in Morocco. [3]

Labeobarbus marocanna (Pterocapoeta maroccana) is a species of medium to large Labeobarbus species endemic to Morocco, it can be found from the Eastern part of the country from Oued Moulouya to as western as possibly Agadir, its the only known species of Labeobarbus found north of the Sahara, all other species are only found in the afro tropical regions.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Freyhof, J. & Ford, M. (2022). "Pterocapoeta maroccana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T60370A137281031. Retrieved 3 August 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Pterocapoeta maroccana". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Labeobarbus maroccanus" in FishBase . April 2006 version.