Asp

Leuciscus aspius

One Hundred Twenty Centimeters Carp of European Waters

Temperate
Transcontinental
Europe
West Asia
Fusiform
Large
Temperate fish

The asp (Leuciscus aspius) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, minnows and related fishes. This species is found in continental Europe and western Asia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Leuciscus
Maximum length: 120 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe and Asia: large rivers draining to North Sea (Weser, Elbe), Baltic Sea (southern tributaries, Norway east of Oslo, southern Sweden, Kokemären drainage in southern Finland), Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea; Aegean Sea basin, from Maritza to Lake Volvi drainages. Absent in Black Sea basin south of Danube and Rioni (Georgia) drainages, but present in Turkey west of Ankara. Introduced in Rhine, Northern Dvina and Lake Balkhash (Asia) (Ref. 59043 ). The subspecies Aspius aspius iblioides was previously recognized by authors for the Aral Sea (Ref. 13403 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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