Capoeta Baliki
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''Capoeta baliki'', also known as the fourbarbel scraper or Sakarya barb, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Turkey. It inhabits slowly flowing rivers, lakes and reservoirs. It is known from central Anatolia from two river systems draining north to the Black Sea. It was distinguished from ''
Capoeta tinca ''Capoeta tinca'', or the Anatolian khramulya or western fourbarbel scraper, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Turkey, inhabiting swiftly flowing rivers. It is known from rivers draining north to the Sea of Marmara. Earlier ''Capoeta ...
'' (the Anatolian khramulya) as a separate species in 2006.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
This distinction has been considered doubtful however. The fish is found in many rivers and is often very abundant. It is used locally as a food fish. "Balık" means fish in Turkish, and that's the source of the scientific name.


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baliki Endemic fauna of Turkey Fish described in 2006 {{Cyprininae-stub