''Capoeta capoeta'' is a species of West Asian

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

fish, including forms called the Caucasian scraper. The scientific name is derived from the

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and

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local name ''kapwaeti''. Some taxonomic authorities classify

Capoeta sevangi ''Capoeta sevangi'' is a cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Sevan in Armenia. Some taxonomic authorities classify it as a subspecies of '' Capoeta capoeta''. It previously dominated in the fish landings, along with the Sevan trout The Sevan trout ( ...

as a subspecies.

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Capoeta ''Capoeta'', also known as scrapers, is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Western Asia. The distribution extends from Turkey to the Levant, to Transcaucasia, Iraq, Turkmenistan , in Armenia,particularly in lake Sevan and no ...

Fish described in 1773 Taxa named by Johann Anton Güldenstädt {{Cyprininae-stub