Capoeta capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773)

Transcaucasian barb

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cypriniformes \| Cyprinidae
Synonyms	Cyprinus capoeta, Capoeta capoeta, Varicorhinus capoeta, ... more
Common names	Seven khramulya, Chramula pospolita, 中亚突吻鱼, ... more

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Main reference

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2059)

Environment

Benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater

Climate / Range

Temperate; 10°C - 22°C (Ref. 2059)

Asia: Baluchistan in Pakistan, and western Asia. Also former USSR (Ref. 683).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10. Having deciduous horny covering on lips; barbels 1 pair of short maxillary; last simple (unbranched) dorsal fin-ray osseous and strongly serrated; pectoral fins long, about head length excluding snout; fairly small scales (Ref. 4832). No longitudinal rows of spots (Ref. 47064).

Inhabits mainly the drier parts as well as the upper reaches of rivers in mountains and the lower reaches which sometimes end in marshes or deserts. Feeds primarily on plants. Spawns mostly on stony ground in rivers.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Torres, Armi G.

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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