Cyprinidae

Trout barb

Paracapoeta trutta

Spawning in swift flowing waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Asia (unspecified)
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Paracapoeta trutta, the longspine scraper or spotted scraper, is a species of cyprinid fish from the Middle East. It is known from inland waters in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia and Turkey, and is often quite abundant. It spawns in running waters, but inhabits in other times also many other habitats including reservoirs and marshes.