Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Capoeta aculeata | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Capoeta Rank Species | |
Similar Capoeta damascina, Sevan khramulya, Barbus lacerta, Garra persica, Carasobarbus | ||
Capoeta aculeata is a cyprinid fish endemic to Iran. It is close to Capoeta capoeta and has sometimes been considered either synonymous with it or a subspecies Capoeta capoeta aculeata. However, Coad & Krupp concluded, on morphological grounds, that it deserves to be a valid species.
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