Capoeta capoeta

Capoeta capoeta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. capoeta
Binomial name
Capoeta capoeta
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus capoeta Güldenstädt, 1773
  • Cyprinus fundulus Güldenstädt, 1787
  • Varicorhinus capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773)
  • Scaphiodon macrolepisHeckel, 1847
  • Varicorhinus macrolepis (Heckel, 1847)
  • Scaphiodon heratensis Keyserling, 1861
  • Scaphiodon asmussii Keyserling, 1861
  • Capoeta steindachneri Kessler, 1872
  • Capoeta hohenackeri Kessler, 1877
  • Capoeta gibbosa Nikolsky, 1897

C apoeta capoeta is a species of West Asian cyprinid fish, including forms called the Caucasian scraper. The scientific name is from the Georgian local name kapwaeti.

Some taxonomic authorities classify Capoeta sevangi as a subspecies.

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