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Etymology: Capoetobrama: The local vernacular name "kapwaeti" used in Georgia and Azerbaikhan + old French, breme, bresme = a water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Colonel Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kushakevich (surname also given as Kuschakewitsch) was a botanist, entomologist, traveler and explorer through Middle Asia (1887–1878), who collected the holotypes. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 16°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059)
Asia: Aral Sea basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1441)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Freyhof, J. and M. Özulug, 2014. Acanthobrama thisbeae, a new species of bream from southern Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(1):1-10. (Ref. 97573)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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