Capoeta trutta

Capoeta trutta, the longspine scraper, is a species cyprinid fish from the Middle East. It is known from inland waters in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, and is often quite abundant.[1]

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

Scaphiodon trutta Heckel, 1843

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]

Capoeta trutta is commonly used as a food fish.[1] It may grow up to 48 cm length.[2]

References

  1. Capoeta trutta IUCN Red List, 2014
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Capoeta trutta" in FishBase. April 2015 version.


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