Capoeta ekmekciae, the Grusinian scraper is a kind of freshwater cyprinid fish from Turkey. It is known exclusively from the Çoruh River.[2] It was described as a separate species in 2006.[3]

Capoeta ekmekciae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. ekmekciae
Binomial name
Capoeta ekmekciae

References edit

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta ekmekciae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19025623A19222868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19025623A19222868.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Capoeta ekmekciae" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. ^ Turan, D., M. Kottelat, S.G. Kirankaya and S. Engin, 2006. Capoeta ekmekciae, a new species of cyprinid fish from northeastern Anatolia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(2):147-156.