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Species of fishes

Pterocapoeta
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Torinae
Genus: Pterocapoeta
Günther, 1902
Species: P. maroccana
Binomial name
Pterocapoeta maroccana
(Günther, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Labeobarbus maroccanus (Günther, 1902)
  • Varicorhinus maroccanus (Günther, 1902)

Pterocapoeta is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The only species in the genus is Pterocapoeta maroccana, commonly known as the Atlas scraper This taxon is sometimes placed in the afrotropical genus Labeobarbus but this taxon, and the extinct Atlantor which was also placed in that genus, are separated from Labeobarbus sensu stricto by the Sahara. The Atlas scraper is endemic to Morocco where it is found in the upper catchment of the Oum Er-Rbia River. The maximum published total length of this species is 40 cm (16 in).

References

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. & Ford, M. (2022). "Pterocapoeta maroccana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T60370A137281031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T60370A137281031.en. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterocapoeta". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Torinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. Tsigenopoulos, Costas S.; Kasapidis, Panagiotis; Berrebi, Patrick (August 2010). "Phylogenetic relationships of hexaploid large-sized barbs (genus Labeobarbus, Cyprinidae) based on mtDNA data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (2): 851–856. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.02.006. ISSN 1095-9513. PMID 20152918.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeobarbus maroccanus". FishBase. October 2024 version.
Taxon identifiers
Pterocapoeta
Labeobarbus maroccanus
Varicorhinus maroccanus
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