Capoeta baliki
| Capoeta baliki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Capoeta |
| Species: | C. baliki |
| Binomial name | |
| Capoeta baliki Turan, Kottelat, Ekmekçi & İmamoğlu, 2006[1] | |
Capoeta baliki, "the fourbarbel scraper",[2] is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Turkey. It inhabits slowly flowing rivers, lakes and reservoirs.[1][3]
It is known from central Anatolia from two river systems draining north to the Black Sea. It was distinguished from Capoeta tinca (the Anatolian khramulya) as a separate species in 2006.[3] This distinction has been considered doubtful however.[2] The fish is found in many rivers and is often very abundant. It is used locally as a food fish.[2]
"Balık" means fish in Turkish, and that's the source of the scientific name.
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Capoeta baliki" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- 1 2 3 Freyhof. J. (2014) Capoeta baliki IUCN Red List
- 1 2 Turan, D., Kottelat M., Ekmeci F. G., Imamoglu, H.O. (2006) A review of Capoeta tinca, with descriptions of two new species from Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) Revue Suisse De Zoologie 113, 421-436
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