Paracapoeta

Paracapoeta is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Mesopotamia, Cilicia and the Levant, Western Asia. This genus is closely related to Luciobarbus and was formerly the Mesopotamian clade of Capoeta before being split off in 2022.^[1] The generic name alludes to παρά (pará) meaning "near" and Capoeta.

Paracapoeta
Lateral view of some Paracapoeta species: From top, P. trutta; P. barroisi; P. erhani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Paracapoeta Turan, Kaya, Aksu & Bektaş, 2022
Type species
Scaphiodon trutta Heckel, 1843

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:^[2][1]

• Paracapoeta anamisensis (Zareian, Esmaeili & Freyhof, 2016)^[3]
• Paracapoeta barroisi (Lortet, 1894) (Orontes scraper, Tigris barb)
• Paracapoeta erhani (Turan, Kottelat & Ekmekçi, 2008) (Ceyhan scraper)
• Paracapoeta mandica (Bianco & Bănărescu, 1982)
• Paracapoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) (longspine scraper)