Banarescu’s barb

Capoeta banarescui

Fish Reaching Forty Centimeters in Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Capoeta banarescui. the Colchic scraper or Banarescu's barb, is a species of cyprinid fish known from Turkey. It inhabits swiftly flowing water with cobbles and pebbles bottom.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Capoeta
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Turkey.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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