Paracapoeta trutta

Paracapoeta trutta, the longspine scraper or spotted scraper,^[1] 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.^[1]

Paracapoeta trutta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Paracapoeta
Species:	P. trutta
Binomial name
Paracapoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843)[2]
Synonyms
Scaphiodon trutta Heckel, 1843 Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) Varicorhinus capoetoides Pellegrin, 1939 Capoeta barroisi persica M, S, Karaman, 1969

It spawns in running waters, but inhabits in other times also many other habitats including reservoirs and marshes. Most commonly it is found in slowly running lowland rivers.^[1]

Paracapoeta trutta is commonly used as a food fish.^[1] It may grow up to 48 cm (19 in) length.^[2]