195. Leuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common name. Asp

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus aspius Linnaeus, 1758: 325 [Swedish lakes; no types known].

Revisions. Berg (1949: 603) as Aspius aspius .

Illustrations. Berg (1949: 604, figs. 357-359) as Aspius aspius .

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Mash, Kasham.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.