Cyprinion macrostomum

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Cyprinion macrostomum
Cyprinion macrostomum
Conservation status
NE
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyprinion
Species: C. macrostomum
Binomial name
Cyprinion macrostomum
Heckel, 1843
Synonyms[1]

C. macrostomus Heckel, 1843
C. neglectus Heckel, 1847

Cyprinion macrostomum, also known as the kangal fish, is a ray-finned cyprinid doctor fish, similar to another species of carp, Garra rufa. It is native to Iran, Syria and Turkey.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Cyprinion macrostomum" in FishBase. March 2012 version.

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