Capoeta damascina
Capoeta damascina, the Levantine scraper or Mesopotamian barb, is a species of cyprinid fish from the Near East region. It is reported from Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.[1] There are controversial views whether it is[3] or is not[1] found in Iran.
| Capoeta damascina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Capoeta |
| Species: | C. damascina |
| Binomial name | |
| Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes, 1842)[2] | |
It is a bottom feeding fish, up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) long but typically about 30 cm (1 ft), and it lives in lakes as well as both fast and slow-moving streams, and both in clear and muddy waters. It is said to have tasteless flesh and toxic eggs.[2] It has been recorded hybridising with Carasobarbus canis but these hybrids are sterile.[4]
Carasobarbus canis x Capoeta damascina - ZooKeys-339-001-g028
References
- Freyhof, J. 2014. Capoeta damascina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 06 January 2015.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Capoeta damascina" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Coad, Brian W. Fishes of Tehran Province and Adjacent Areas. Tehran: Shabpareh Publishing Institute, 2009. ISBN 9786005038026
- Borkenhagen K; Krupp F (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Carasobarbus Karaman, 1971 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)". ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 339: 1–53. doi:10.3897/zookeys.339.4903. PMC 3800827. PMID 24146585.
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