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Capoeta pestai (Siraz Baligi)

Synonyms: Varicorhinus pestai
Language: Czech

Wikipedia Abstract

Capoeta pestai, called the "Eğirdir longsnout scraper", or the "siraz baligi", is a critically endangered freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae, found only in Turkey. It used to be common across Lake Eğirdir in central Anatolia, but survives only in one of the inflowing rivers.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Capoeta pestai

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0