Aspius aspius ';
General information
 
Aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameAsp
Valid name Leuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Cyprinus aspius Linnaeus, 1758
Aspius aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cyprinus rapax Leske, 1774
Aspius aspius taeniatus (Eichwald, 1831)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Iran; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Russia; Germany; France; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Gibraltar; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Malta; Moldova; Montenegro; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland
Occurrence Introduced: China, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Cyprus, Switzerland
Native: Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Russia, Germany, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Luznice river, Zelivka river, Danube river in Czechoslovakia, Lower don river, USSR
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
25
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
14m+28sm+8st-a
Fundamental arm number
92
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Rab P, Roth P, Arefjev VA (1990). Chromosome studies of European luciscine fishes (Pisces Cyprinidae). Karyotype of Aspius aspius. Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 43(3,4): 249-255.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image