Capoeta kaput, Levin, Prokofiev & Roubenyan, 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17819744 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FF39-FF75-2885-FF5EFDB5FD20 |
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Felipe |
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Capoeta kaput |
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Common name. Blue scraper.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Capoeta in Caspian basin by: ● usually 9½ branched dorsal rays / ● flank bluish or bluish-green without small black spots, juveniles with large black blotches / ○ 54–63 total lateral-line scales / ○ 24–25 gill rakers. Size up to 900 mm SL.
Distribution. Caspian basin: Aras drainage.
Habitat. Larger rivers with moderate or fast-flowing water.
Biology. Feeds on detritus, periphyton, and occasionally small invertebrates.
Conservation status. LC.
Further reading. Levin et al. 2019 (description); Kaya 2019 (distribution); Kuljanishvili et al. 2020 (distribution).
Finding fishes in West Asia is always connected with lots of driving in full cars on bad roads, as here in Iran.
Capoeta mandica ; Mond drainage, Iran; 131 mm SL.
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