Capoeta trutta

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Capoeta trutta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Capoeta trutta IUCN Red List, 2014
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Capoeta trutta" in FishBase. April 2015 version.