''Capoeta capoeta'' is a species of West Asian

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...

fish, including forms called the Caucasian scraper. The scientific name is derived from the Georgian and

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local name ''kapwaeti''. Some taxonomic authorities classify Capoeta sevangi as a subspecies.

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Capoeta Fish described in 1773 Taxa named by Johann Anton Güldenstädt {{Cyprininae-stub