Capoetobrama

Capoetobrama is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. The only species in the genus is Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi, the sharpray, a species of freshwater fish that is found in Central Asia, in a region shared by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. There are two recognized subspecies.

Subspecies

• Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi kuschakewitschi (Kessler, 1872) (Sharpray)
• Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi orientalis A. M. Nikolskii, 1934 (Chu sharpray)

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