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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae
- genusLeuciscus
- 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
Relatives of the aral asp
Other species in the same genus Leuciscus.

Ide
Leuciscus idus

Common dace
Leuciscus leuciscus
Amur ide
Leuciscus waleckii
Issyk-Kul dace
Leuciscus bergi
Don dace
Leuciscus danilewskii
Baikal dace
Leuciscus baicalensis
CompareAral asp vs IdeAral asp vs Common daceAral asp vs Amur ideAral asp vs Issyk-Kul dace
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the aral asp?
The aral asp (Leuciscus aspius) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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