Capoeta angorae

Capoeta angorae is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, which is known from a single specimen caught from Turkey.[1] that was 42 cm long.[2] It is also known as the Ankara barb. Not much can be said about its biology, distribution and future therefore.[1]

Capoeta angorae

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. angorae
Binomial name
Capoeta angorae
(Hankó, 1925)[2]
Synonyms

Varicorhinus angorae Hankó, 1925

References

  1. Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Varicorhinus angorae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T61186A12439663. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61186A12439663.en. Downloaded on 22 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Capoeta angorae" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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