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
Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Leuciscinae
Genus: Aspius
Species:Aspius aspius
Name
Leuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Original combination: Cyprinus aspius
References
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 325. Reference page.
Aspius aspius in the World Register of Marine Species
Vernacular names
башҡортса: Ағарсаҡ
беларуская: Жэрах
bosanski: Bolen
català: Aspius aspius
čeština: Bolen dravý
чӑвашла: Шерĕк
Deutsch: Rapfen
English: Asp
eesti: Tõugjas, Harilik tõugjas
فارسی: ماشماهی
suomi: Toutain
français: Aspe
hrvatski: Bolen
magyar: Balin, fenekeszeg, kapókeszeg, őnhal, ragadozó őn, villámkeszeg
Bahasa Indonesia: Ikan Rapfen
italiano: Aspio
қазақша: Ақмарқа
lietuvių: Salatis
Nederlands: Roofblei
norsk nynorsk: Fiskeslaget asp
norsk: Asp
polski: Boleń
română: Avat
русский: Жерех
slovenščina: Bolen
српски / srpski: Буцов
svenska: Asp
Türkçe: Koca ağız balığı
татарча/tatarça: Агарчак
українська: Білизна звичайна
References
IUCN: Aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)
The asp (Leuciscus aspius) is a European freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is sometimes considered by taxonomic authorities to be one of two members of the genus Aspius. It is protected under Appendix III of the Bern Convention and listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]
Normally, asps are between 10 and 80 centimeters (3.9 and 31.5 inches) in length, with some reaching 120 centimeters (47 inches), and weighing up to 12 kilograms (26 pounds). They inhabit lakes and lower reaches of rivers and estuaries. In April to June, asps migrate from lakes to streams for spawning. Spawning is triggered by the rise in temperature and usually starts at 6 °C (43 °F). The eggs attach to rocks, gravel, and water plants. After around two weeks, they hatch and the fry drift downstream to calmer waters. They tend to be active during the evening, when they may create large splashes as they hunt near the surface of the water.
Asps can be found in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Belgium. In Switzerland, asps have migrated through the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, as in Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia. In the eastern regions of Europe, it is a common species in flowing waters, and popular for fly and other types of fishing.
References
"Aspius aspius". Iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Leuciscus aspius" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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