Capoeta sieboldii

Capoeta sieboldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Cyprininae
Genus:Capoeta
Species: C. sieboldii
Binomial name
Capoeta sieboldii
Synonyms
  • Scaphiodon sieboldii Steindachner, 1864
  • Varicorhinus sieboldii (Steindachner, 1864)

Capoeta sieboldii, also called the nipple-lip scraper, is a cyprinid fish species from Turkey. It is widespread and lives in a range of habitats that are at least seasonally connected to rivers or streams. The distribution is from the Sakarya River eastwards,[1] to western Transcaucasia.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Freyhof, J. 2014. Capoeta sieboldii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 06 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Capoeta sieboldii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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