Capoeta umbla ( Heckel, 1843 )

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Capoeta umbla ( Heckel, 1843) – Native ( Fig. 95)

Scaphiodon umbla Heckel [J. J.] 1843: 1060 [70]; Type locality: Tigris River, Mosul, Iraq. Syntypes: NMW 55932–33 (1, 1), 79373–74 (1, 1, both dry); SMF 6777 [ex NMW in 1844] (1, dry).

Common name: Pr: Siyah mahi Tigris, En : Tigris scraper.

Diagnosis: Very elongate and slightly compressed body, last unbranched dorsal fin ray weakly to moderately ossified and serrated in 1/2–3/4 of its length, very small scales, 18–25 scales between dorsal fin origin and lateral line, 10–15 scales between anal fin origin and the lateral line, 31–39 encircling least circumference of the caudal peduncle.

Meristic characters: D: IV–VI 8–10, A: III 5, P: 18–20, V: 9–10, GR: 17–20, LL: 86–104, TV: 46–50.

Distribution: Tigris basin ( Fig. 96). Found in Little Zab, Sirvan and Leyleh Rivers.

Taxonomy: Coad (1991 1995) considered it a synonym of Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes, 1842) , but Turan et al. (2006) consider it as distinct and valid species.

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern ( Freyhof 2014h).