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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Capoeta: The local vernacular name "kapwaeti" used in Georgia and Azerbaikhan (Ref. 45335).
Issue
Issue on validity of subspecies: subspecies considered as valid in FB, synonymized with the species Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: Lake Sevan, Armenia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1441); common length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1441); max. published weight: 2.5 kg (Ref. 1441)
Feeds on detritus. Juveniles feed on zooplankton and zoobenthos (Ref. 41168).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zareian, H., H.R. Esmaeili, A. Heidari, M.R. Khoshkholgh and H. Mousavi-Sabet, 2016. Contribution to the molecular systematics of the genus Capoeta from the south Caspian Sea basin using mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Mol.Biol.Res. Comm. 5(2):65-75. (Ref. 110588)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00702 - 0.01878), b=3.00 (2.86 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).