Capoeta sieboldii, also called the nipple-lip scraper, is a cyprinid fish species from Turkey. It is widespread and lives in a range of habitats that are at least seasonally connected to rivers or streams. The distribution is from the Sakarya River eastwards,[1] to western Transcaucasia.[2]

Capoeta sieboldii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Capoeta
Species:
C. sieboldii
Binomial name
Capoeta sieboldii
Synonyms
  • Scaphiodon sieboldii Steindachner, 1864
  • Varicorhinus sieboldii (Steindachner, 1864)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta sieboldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19026443A19222898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19026443A19222898.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Capoeta sieboldii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.