Capoeta

Capoeta
Capoeta capoeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Capoeta
Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842
Species

ca 22, see text.

Capoeta is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It was formerly included within the Barbus-Puntius complex. Today, it is restricted to a group of Western Asian (Middle East) forms.

Species

The Dalaman Stream population might represent a further distinct species.

References