Capoeta capoeta

Capoeta capoeta is a species of West Asian cyprinid fish, including forms called the Caucasian scraper.^[2] The scientific name is derived from the Georgian local name kapwaeti.^[2]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cypriniformes

Family:Cyprinidae

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Capoeta capoeta
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Capoeta
Species:	C. capoeta
Binomial name
Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773)[2]
Synonyms
Cyprinus capoeta Güldenstädt, 1773 Cyprinus fundulus Güldenstädt, 1787 Varicorhinus capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773) Scaphiodon macrolepisHeckel, 1847 Varicorhinus macrolepis (Heckel, 1847) Scaphiodon heratensis Keyserling, 1861 Scaphiodon asmussii Keyserling, 1861 Capoeta steindachneri Kessler, 1872 Capoeta hohenackeri Kessler, 1877 Capoeta gibbosa Nikolsky, 1897

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Some taxonomic authorities classify Capoeta sevangi as a subspecies.^[3]