Anatolian khramulya (Capoeta tinca)

Scientific name: Capoeta tinca Heckel, 1843

Anatolian khramulya (Capoeta tinca)

The Anatolian khramulya (Capoeta tinca) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, endemic to Turkey.

Biology

Vertebrae: 44 - 46. Diagnosis: Distinguished from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: 2 pairs of barbels; snout rounded; 69-80 lateral line scales; 14-17 scales rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin. 12-14 between lateral line and anal-fin origin; 19-23 gill rakers on the first gill arch; lower jaw slightly arched in males, straight in females; head length 23.3-26.7% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 10.8-13.4% SL; head width at posterior margin of eye 49.3-56.5% HL; snout depth at nostril 30.0-41.1 % HL; length of anterior barbel 8.1-14.1 % HL and posterior barbel 11.5-19.3% HL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Capoeta tinca
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Asia: endemic to Turkey.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1-3; K=0.06; Fec>10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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