Capoeta coadi

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Barbini
Genus: Capoeta
Species: Capoeta coadi

Name

Capoeta coadi Alwan et al., 2016

• Holotype: ZM-CBSU Z190.
• Paratypes: ZM-CBSU Z191 (6), J520 (1), Z275 (12), J526 (1), J533 (1), J535 (1), J540 (1), J444 (2), J447 (2), J450 (1), J452 (1), J459 (2), J464 (1).

Type locality: Iran, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad prov., Beshar (Bashar) River at Tale Gah village, Karun River drainage, 30°47'27"N, 51°25'13"E.

Etymology: named after Brian W. Coad, a well-known ichthyologist for his valuable contribution to the knowledge of freshwater fishes of Iran.

References

• Alwan, N.H., Zareian, H. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2016. Capoeta coadi, a new species of cyprinid fish from the Karun River drainage, Iran based on morphological and molecular evidences (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys 572: 155–180. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.572.7377.Reference page.