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Aspiolucius

Aspiolucius esocinus
Aspiolucius esocinus.jpg
A. esocinus on a Kazakhstani postage stamp
Scientific classification
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 (Amu Darya and Syr Darya) and occasionally lakes in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL.



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