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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Paracapoeta: Name cobination of 'Para' (for beside or near) and Capoeta, the name of the closest genus of Paracapoeta, deriving from the local vernacular name 'kapwaeti' used in Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical
Distribution
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Asia: Iran.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115531)
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Turan, D., C. Kaya, İ. Aksu and Y. Bektaş, 2022. Paracapoeta, a new genus of the Cyprinidae from Mesopotamia, Cilicia and Levant (Teleostei, Cypriniformes). Zoosystematics and Evolution, 98(2):201-212. (Ref. 129034)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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