Capoeta sieboldii

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]

Capoeta sieboldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. sieboldii
Binomial name
Capoeta sieboldii
Synonyms
  • Scaphiodon sieboldii Steindachner, 1864
  • Varicorhinus sieboldii (Steindachner, 1864)

References

  1. Freyhof, J. 2014. Capoeta sieboldii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 06 January 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Capoeta sieboldii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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