Capoeta capoeta

Capoeta capoeta is a species of West Asian cyprinid fish, including forms called the Caucasian scraper.[2] The scientific name is derived from the Georgian and Azeri local name kapwaeti.[2]

Capoeta capoeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. capoeta
Binomial name
Capoeta capoeta
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus capoeta Güldenstädt, 1773
  • Cyprinus fundulus Güldenstädt, 1787
  • Varicorhinus capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773)
  • Scaphiodon macrolepisHeckel, 1847
  • Varicorhinus macrolepis (Heckel, 1847)
  • Scaphiodon heratensis Keyserling, 1861
  • Scaphiodon asmussii Keyserling, 1861
  • Capoeta steindachneri <smallKessler, 1872
  • Capoeta hohenackeri Kessler, 1877
  • Capoeta gibbosa Nikolsky, 1897

Some taxonomic authorities classify Capoeta sevangi as a subspecies.[3]

Sources
  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta capoeta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19025492A19222863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19025492A19222863.en. Downloaded on 16 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Capoeta capoeta" in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Capoeta sevangi" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
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