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Eurasian Asp

Leuciscus aspius

Classification

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. Taxonomy The asp was first formally described as Cyprinus aspius by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae published in 1758, the type locality being given as the lakes of Sweden.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 1,530Germany · 504France · 426Belgium · 156Italy · 18Switzerland · 11Luxembourg · 1