Paracapoeta

Paracapoeta
Lateral view of some Paracapoeta species: From top, P. trutta; P. barroisi; P. erhani
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Paracapoeta Turan, Kaya, Aksu & Bektaş, 2022
Type species
Scaphiodon trutta Heckel, 1843

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.

Species

There 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

1. 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.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paracapoeta". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
3. 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.