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Etymology: Capoeta: The local vernacular name "kapwaeti" used in Georgia and Azerbaikhan (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate; 10°C - 22°C (Ref. 2059)
Asia: Baluchistan in Pakistan, and western Asia. Also former USSR (Ref. 683).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2059)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10. Having deciduous horny covering on lips; barbels 1 pair of short maxillary; last simple (unbranched) dorsal fin-ray osseous and strongly serrated; pectoral fins long, about head length excluding snout; fairly small scales (Ref. 4832). No longitudinal rows of spots (Ref. 47064).
Inhabits mainly the drier parts as well as the upper reaches of rivers in mountains and the lower reaches which sometimes end in marshes or deserts. Feeds primarily on plants. Spawns mostly on stony ground in rivers (Ref. 4832).
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00814 - 0.01173), b=2.95 (2.91 - 2.99), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17; Fec=3,754).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 51.2 [29.7, 88.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.533 [0.341, 0.881] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [16.4, 18.1] %; Omega3 = 1.08 [0.46, 2.79] g/100g; Selenium = 16.1 [6.1, 38.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.6 [15.3, 126.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.21 [0.83, 1.72] mg/100g (wet weight);