Capoeta sieboldii

Capoeta sieboldii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. sieboldii
Binomial name
Capoeta sieboldii
(Steindachner, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Scaphiodon sieboldii Steindachner, 1864
  • Varicorhinus sieboldii (Steindachner, 1864)

Capoeta sieboldii, also called the nipple-lip scraper, is a cyprinid fish species from Turkey. It is widespread and lives in a range of habitats that are at least seasonally connected to rivers or streams. The distribution is from the Sakarya River eastwards, to western Transcaucasia.