Paracapoeta barroisi, also known as the Orontes scraper or Tigris barb, is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from the Near East. This species is up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and has sides with brownish spots irregularly arranged in the upper half of the body.[2]

Paracapoeta barroisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Paracapoeta
Species:
P. barroisi
Binomial name
Paracapoeta barroisi
(Lortet, 1894)[2]
Synonyms
  • Barbus barroisi (Lortet, 1894)
  • Capoeta barroisi Lortet, 1894

Its distribution was previously thought to comprise the whole Tigris–Euphrates basin and extend to Iran. More recently, this species is thought to be restricted to a small region of the Orontes River basin in Turkey and Syria, and it is now considered endangered.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Capoeta barroisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19025039A19222853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19025039A19222853.en. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracapoeta barroisi". FishBase. June 2024 version.