Asp (fish)

Asp
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Leuciscus
Species:
L. aspius
Binomial name
Leuciscus aspius
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus aspius Linnaeus, 1758
  • Aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cyprinus rapax Leske, 1774
  • Cyprinus rapax Pallas, 1814
  • Cyprinus taeniatus Eichwald, 1831
  • Aspius rapax Agassiz, 1835
  • Aspius vulgaris Leiblein [V.] 1853
  • Alburnus iblioides Kessler, 1872
  • Aspius rapax var. jaxartensis Kessler, 1874
  • Aspius erytrostomus Kessler, 1877
  • Aspius linnei Malm, 1877
  • Aspius transcaucasicus Warpachowski, 1896

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.

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