Aspiolucius esocinus
Aspiolucius esocinus or the pike asp is a species of cyprinid fish native to rivers (Amu Darya and Syr Darya) and occasionally lakes in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. This species can reach a total length of 50 cm (20 in).[2]
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| A. esocinus on a Kazakhstani postage stamp | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Aspiolucius Berg, 1907 |
| Species: | A. esocinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspiolucius esocinus (Kessler, 1874) | |
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References
- Karimov, B. 2020. . In: IUCN 2020. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020.3. Downloaded on 3 January 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Aspiolucius esocinus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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