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Aspiolucius esocinus

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Aspiolucius esocinus
A. esocinus on a postal cover of Kyrgyzstan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Alburninae
Genus: Aspiolucius
Berg, 1907
Species:
A. esocinus
Binomial name
Aspiolucius esocinus
(Kessler, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Aspius esocinus Kessler, 1874

Aspiolucius esocinus or the pike asp is a species of cyprinid fish native to rivers, such as Amu Darya and Syr Darya, and occasionally lakes in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, where it was a common fish until 1980s. After that, the population had rapidly declined, so that the species was declared endangered in these countries, and extinct in the neighboring Kazakhstan. This species can reach a total length of 50 cm (20 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Karimov, B. (2020). "Aspiolucius esocinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39462A156728608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T39462A156728608.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspiolucius esocinus". FishBase. April 2013 version.