Capoeta kosswigi

Capoeta kosswigi, also known as the Van scraper or Van barb, is a species of cyprinid fish living in Turkey, in the Van Lake basin. It is however likely (but not finally clear) that this is the same fish as Capoeta damascina, and the name is thus just a synonym.[1]

Capoeta kosswigi

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. kosswigi
Binomial name
Capoeta kosswigi
M. S. Karaman (sr), 1969[2]

References

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


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