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Asp

Leuciscus aspius

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 509, February 376, March 589, April 927, May 1,336, June 1,457, July 1,559, August 1,341, September 984, October 735, November 401, December 314.
United States10,527
Alaska10,527
Russia155
Czechia31
Ukraine27
Penza Oblast26
Hungary23
Germany22
Volgograd Oblast20
Italy19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusLeuciscus

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