Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Capoeta trutta | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Capoeta Rank Species | |
Similar Capoeta, Capoeta damascina, Carasobarbus luteus, Sevan khramulya, Carasobarbus | ||
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.
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.
Capoeta trutta is commonly used as a food fish. It may grow up to 48 cm length.
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