Paracapoeta Explained

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 Greek, Modern (1453-);: παρά (pará) meaning "near" and Capoeta.

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Paracapoeta anamisensis (Zareian, Esmaeili & Freyhof, 2016)^[2]
• 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)

Notes and References

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2. Zareian, H.. Esmaeili, H.R. . Freyhof, J. . amp . 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. 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.1.7 . 27394223 .