''Capoeta capoeta'' is a species of West Asian cyprinid 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 Fish described in 1773 Taxa named by Johann Anton Güldenstädt {{Cyprininae-stub