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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]

Asp
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Leuciscus
Species:	L. aspius
Binomial name
Leuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Cyprinus aspius Linnaeus, 1758 Aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758) Cyprinus rapax Leske, 1774 Cyprinus taeniatus Eichwald, 1831 Aspius rapax (Leske, 1774) Aspius vulgaris Leiblein, 1853 Alburnus iblioides Kessler, 1872 Aspius erytrostomus Kessler, 1877 Aspius linnei Malm, 1877 Aspius transcaucasicus Warpachovski, 1896

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.

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  Eggs from asp
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  A 4-kg asp caught in Biesbosch, NL
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  Asp on exhibition Subaqueous Vltava in Prague

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Leuciscus aspius" in FishBase. January 2006 version.

External links

• Media related to Aspius aspius at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Aspius aspius at Wikispecies

На других языках

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- [en] Asp (fish)

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[es] Aspius aspius

Aspius aspius es una especie de peces de la familia de los Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.

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[ru] Жерех

Жерех[1][2][3], шереспёр, жерих[4][1][2], черех[2][1], белесть[5], белезна[1], красногубый жерех, аральский же́рех[6][1][3] (лат. Aspius aspius) — самый распространённый вид рыб рода Жерехи семейства карповых отряда карпообразных.

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