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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Capoeta

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Capoeta aculeata Large scale scraper Asia 37.3 TL 1844
Capoeta alborzensis Alborz scraper Asia 16.4 SL 2016
Capoeta antalyensis Antalya barb Asia 34 TL 1943
Capoeta aydinensis Europe 23.4 SL 2017
Capoeta banarescui Banarescu’s barb Asia 40 FL 2006
Capoeta bergamae Bergama barb Asia 19.8 SL 1969
Capoeta buhsei Namak scraper Asia 25.4 TL 1877
Capoeta caelestis Taurus scraper Asia 19.6 SL 2009
Capoeta capoeta Seven khramulya Asia 41 TL 1773
Capoeta capoetoides Africa 11.7 TL 1938
Capoeta coadi Asia 19.5 SL 2016
Capoeta damascina Mesopotamian barb Eurasia 50 TL 1842
Capoeta ekmekciae Grusinian scraper Asia 28 SL 2006
Capoeta ferdowsii Asia 13.8 SL 2017
Capoeta fusca Asia 13.2 TL 1897
Capoeta gracilis Asia 35 TL 1861
Capoeta heratensis Herat scarper Asia 16.1 SL 1861
Capoeta kaput Asia 2019
Capoeta macrolepis Kor scraper Asia 11.6 SL 1847
Capoeta pestai Eğirdir barb Asia 21.8 SL 1933
Capoeta pyragyi Asia 19 TL 2017
Capoeta razii Asia 20.1 TL 2017
Capoeta saadii Asia 23.1 SL 1847
Capoeta sevangi Sevan khramulya Asia 68 TL 1865
Capoeta shajariani Asia 20.3 SL 2017
Capoeta sieboldii Colchic khramulya Asia 45.5 TL 1864
Capoeta tinca Anatolian khramulya Asia 36 TL 1843
Capoeta umbla Tigris scraper Asia 40 SL 1843



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