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Capoeta pestai (Pietschmann, 1933)

Eğirdir barb
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Common names: Eğirdir barb, Eğirdir marinka, Longsnout scraper
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Capoeta pestai Eğirdir Lake (Ref. 33021). Recorded from Çayköy Stream, Lake Eğirdir drainage, Isparta Province (Ref. 79811); Melendiz Creek, Belisırma, Aksaray (Ref. 93777). Central Anatolia (Ref. 106151). Status of threat: Critically endangered (Ref. 58342). Reported under the name Schizothorax prophylax, it is known from the Egridir Lake to have been undergoing severe decline due to habitat loss, eutrophication, pollution, construction of weirs/dams, water abstraction, and aquaculture/introduction of alien species (Ref. 58342).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Turan, D., M. Kottelat and F. Güler Ekmekçi, 2008
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Siraz Baligi, Eğirdir marinka, Longsnout scraper, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Capoeta: The local vernacular name "kapwaeti" used in Georgia and Azerbaikhan (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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