Paracapoeta is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Mesopotamia, Cilicia and the Levant, Western Asia. This genus is closely related to Luciobarbus and was formerly the Mesopotamian clade of Capoeta before being split off in 2022.[1]. The generic name alludes to παρά (pará) meaning "near" and Capoeta.
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| Lateral view of some Paracapoeta species: From top, P. trutta; P. barroisi; P. erhani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Paracapoeta Turan, Kaya, Aksu & Bektaş, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Scaphiodon trutta Heckel, 1843
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Species
editThere are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[2][1]
- Paracapoeta anamisensis (Zareian, Esmaeili & Freyhof, 2016)[3]
- Paracapoeta barroisi (Lortet, 1894) (Orontes scraper, Tigris barb)
- Paracapoeta erhani (Turan, Kottelat & Ekmekçi, 2008) (Ceyhan scraper)
- Paracapoeta mandica (Bianco & Bănărescu, 1982)
- Paracapoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) (longspine scraper)
References
edit- ^ a b Davut Turan; Cüneyt Kaya; İsmail Aksu; Yusuf Bektaş (21 June 2022). "Paracapoeta, a new genus of the Cyprinidae from Mesopotamia, Cilicia and Levant (Teleostei, Cypriniformes)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 98 (2): 201–212. doi:10.3897/ZSE.98.81463. ISSN 1860-0743. S2CID 249945345. Wikidata Q116153486.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Paracapoeta in FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ Zareian, H.; Esmaeili, H.R. & Freyhof, J. (18 February 2016). "Capoeta anamisensis, a new species from the Minab and Hasan Langhi River drainages in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Zootaxa. 4083 (1): 126–142. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4083.1.7. PMID 27394223.
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