Capoeta aculeata
| Capoeta aculeata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Capoeta |
| Species: | C. aculeata |
| Binomial name | |
| Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes, 1844)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Varicorhinus bergi Derjavin, 1929 | |
Capoeta aculeata is a cyprinid fish endemic to Iran. It is close to Capoeta capoeta and has sometimes been considered either synonymous with it or a subspecies Capoeta capoeta aculeata. However, Coad & Krupp concluded, on morphological grounds, that it deserves to be a valid species.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Capoeta aculeata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brian W. Coad & Friedhelm Krupp (1994) Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes in Cuv. & Val., 1844), a valid species of cyprinid fish from Iran (Teleostei:Cyprinidae) Zoology in the Middle East 10:63-72.