Sevan khramulya

This species has two subspecies:

The Sevan khramulya lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Sevan khramulya (Varicorhinus capoeta) is a cyprinid fish, which previously dominated in the fish landings of Lake Sevan, along with Sevan trout. Khramulya feeds on aquatic macrophytes and from the age 2+ also on detritus (Dadikyan, 1986). More

While Sevan trout and Sevan khramulya were common in the lake before the water level started to decline, their stocks later diminished drastically. In 1984 both species were listed in the Red Book of the USSR (1984). More

Sevan khramulya (Varicorhinus capoeta) is a cyprinid fish, which previously dominated in the fish landings of Lake Sevan, along with Sevan trout. More

Sevan khramulya is a related fish to the Sevan trout. More

Common names

Sevan khramulya in English
Sevaninbarbi in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Sevanskaya khramulya in Russian (русский язык)
Seven khramulya in English
храмуля севанская in Russian (русский язык)
湖突吻魚 in Mandarin Chinese
湖突吻鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Capoeta
Species : Capoeta capoeta
Authority : De Filippi,1865