Capoeta damascina
| Capoeta damascina | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Capoeta |
| Species: | C. damascina |
| Binomial name | |
| Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes, 1842)[1] | |
Capoeta damascina, the Levantine scraper, is a species of cyprinid fish from the Near East region. It is reported from Iraq, Israel, Jordania, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.[2] There are controversial views whether it is[3] or is not[2] found in Iran.
It is a bottom fish, about 30 cm long, 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 be tasteless.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Capoeta damascina" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Freyhof, J. 2014. Capoeta damascina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 06 January 2015.
- ↑ Coad, Brian W. Fishes of Tehran Province and Adjacent Areas. Tehran: Shabpareh Publishing Institute, 2009. ISBN 9786005038026