Capoeta ferdowsii is a species of cyprinid in the genus Capoeta, native the Zohreh and Fahlian rivers in Iran. It is named after Persian poet Ferdowsi.[1]

Capoeta ferdowsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. ferdowsii
Binomial name
Capoeta ferdowsii
Jouladeh-Roudbar, Eagderi, Murillo-Ramos, Ghanavi & Doadrio, 2017

References

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  1. ^ Jouladeh-Roudbar A, Eagderi S, Murillo-Ramos L, Ghanavi HR, Doadrio I (2017). "Three new species of algae-scraping cyprinid from Tigris River drainage in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". FishTaxa. 2 (3): 134–155. Retrieved 16 June 2021.