Capoeta kaput Levin, Prokofiev & Roubenyan 2019

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Capoeta kaput Levin, Prokofiev & Roubenyan 2019 – Native ( Fig. 81)

Capoeta kaput Levin [B. A.], Prokofiev [A. M.] & Roubenyan [H. R.] 2019: 35; Type locality: Khoda Afarin Reservoir, Armenia, 39°08'34"N, 46°50'21"E. Holotype: ZMMU P–23837. Paratypes: ZMMU.

Common name: Pr: Siyah mahi Aras, Siyah mahi Abi, En: Blue scraper.

Diagnosis: One pair of barbels, last unbranched dorsal fin ray thick and serrated, 24–25 small rakers on first gill arch, usually 54–63 scales on lateral line, commonly 9 branched dorsal fin rays, mouth with horny cutting edge on lower jaw.

Meristic characters: D: IV 8–9 (8), A: III 5, P: 15–19 (17), V: 8, GR: 24–25, LL: 52–60, TV: 46–48 (47).

Distribution: Caspian Sea basin ( Fig. 82). Capoeta kaput is known from the Aras River.

Taxonomy.

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Least Concern. The blue scraper is a widespread species with no known major widespread threats. Thus, we classified it as Least Concern.