Capoeta trutta

Capoeta trutta
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Capoeta
Species: C. trutta
Binomial name
Capoeta trutta
(Heckel, 1843)[1]

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.[2]

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.[2]

Capoeta trutta is commonly used as a food fish.[2] It may grow up to 48 cm length.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Capoeta trutta" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Capoeta trutta IUCN Red List, 2014