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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Capoeta |
| Species: | C. trutta |
| Binomial name | |
| Capoeta trutta | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- Capoeta trutta IUCN Red List, 2014
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Capoeta trutta" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
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