Capoeta tinca

Capoeta tinca, or the Anatolian khramulya or western fourbarbel scraper, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Turkey, inhabiting swiftly flowing rivers.[2]

Capoeta tinca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. tinca
Binomial name
Capoeta tinca
(Heckel, 1843)[2]
Synonyms
  • Scaphiodon tinca Heckel, 1843
  • Varicorhinus tinca (Heckel, 1843)

It is known from rivers draining north to the Marmora Sea. Earlier Capoeta tinca was thought to be more widespread across Turkey, but in 2006 it was divided into three distinct species, Capoeta baliki, Capoeta banarescui and Capoeta tinca.[3]

References
  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta tinca". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19027398A19222903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19027398A19222903.en. Downloaded on 16 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Capoeta tinca" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. Turan, D., Kottelat M., Ekmeci F. G., Imamoglu, H.O. (2006) A review of Capoeta tinca, with descriptions of two new species from Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) Revue Suisse De Zoologie 113, 421-436


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