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Capoeta ferdowsii
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Capoeta ferdowsii (Capoeta ferdowsii) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Capoeta ferdowsii

Capoeta ferdowsii

Carp Reaching Thirteen Point Eight Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • West Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Capoeta ferdowsii is a species of cyprinid in the genus Capoeta, native the Zohreh and Fahlian rivers in Iran. It is named after Persian poet Ferdowsi.

Genus
Capoeta
Maximum length
13.8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Asia: Zohreh and Fahlian Rivers in Tigris river drainage, Iran.

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