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Capoeta buhsei Kessler, 1877

Namak scraper
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Iran country information

Common names: Mahi Sibeli, Namak scraper, Shamshiri
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: P. Bianco and S. Zerunian collection: Springs of Kul river basin near Darab, one specimen 8.6 cm SL (I.Z.A. 7889) (Ref. 47064). Known from the Lake Namak (Ref. 31728) and Kavir basin in Jajurud, Namrud, Hableh, Gharachay, Karaj, Kharm Khosbi jan and Kordan Rivers (Ref. 124648). Also Ref. 107708.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Capoeta: The local vernacular name "kapwaeti" used in Georgia and Azerbaikhan (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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