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Aral asp

Leuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The aral asp (Leuciscus aspius) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the aral asp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the aral asp live?

Not recorded

Is the aral asp endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the aral asp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusLeuciscus
  7. SpeciesLeuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Alburnus iblioides, Aspius aspius, Aspius aspius aspius, Aspius aspius iblioides, Aspius aspius taeniatus, Aspius erytrostomus, Aspius linnei, Aspius rapax, Aspius rapax jaxartensis, Aspius rapax var. jaxartensis, Aspius transcaucasicus, Aspius transcaucasius, Aspius vulgaris, Cyprinus aspius, Cyprinus rapax, Cyprinus taeniatus, Leuciscus aspius

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Eurasian aspEnglish
  • European aspEnglish
  • pасперBulgarian
  • RapenGerman
  • ΑσπρογρίβαδοGreek
  • aspioSpanish
  • toutainFinnish
  • aspeFrench
  • salatisLithuanian
  • aspNorwegian Bokmål
  • roofbleiDutch
  • boleńPolish
  • peste-lupRomanian
  • Жерех обыкновенныйRussian
  • bolenSlovenian
  • kocaagiz baligiTurkish
  • БілизнаUkrainian
  • rasperBulgarian
  • razperBulgarian
  • rаsperBulgarian
  • Kaspischer RapfenGerman
  • RapfenGerman
  • SchiedGerman
  • blåmannNorwegian Bokmål
  • blåspolNorwegian Bokmål
  • Білизна звичайнаUkrainian
  • Жерех звичайнийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the aral asp

Other species in the same genus Leuciscus.

LC, Least Concern
Ide (Leuciscus idus)

Ide

Leuciscus idus

Cyprinidae

LC, Least Concern
Common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)

Common dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

Cyprinidae

Amur ide

Leuciscus waleckii

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Don dace

Leuciscus danilewskii

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Baikal dace

Leuciscus baicalensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAral asp vs IdeAral asp vs Common daceAral asp vs Amur ideAral asp vs Issyk-Kul dace

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the aral asp?

The aral asp (Leuciscus aspius) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Aral asp (Leuciscus aspius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aral-asp

MLA

“Aral asp (Leuciscus aspius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aral-asp.

BibTeX
@misc{aral_asp_2026,
  title = {Aral asp (Leuciscus aspius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aral-asp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}