Paracapoeta trutta

Paracapoeta trutta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Paracapoeta
Species:
P. trutta
Binomial name
Paracapoeta trutta
(Heckel, 1843)[2]
Synonyms
  • Scaphiodon trutta Heckel, 1843
  • Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843)
  • Varicorhinus capoetoides Pellegrin, 1939
  • Capoeta barroisi persica M, S, Karaman, 1969

Paracapoeta trutta, the longspine scraper or spotted scraper,[1] is a species of 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]

Paracapoeta trutta is commonly used as a food fish.[1] It may grow up to 48 cm (19 in) length.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta trutta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19027513A19222908. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19027513A19222908.en. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracapoeta trutta". FishBase. June 2024 version.


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