Leuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758) [N]—Asp Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus aspius Linnaeus, 1758: 325 [Swedish lakes; no types known]— Afghanistan synonyms: Aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758).—Revisions: Berg (1949: 603) as Aspius aspius.— Illustration: Berg (1949: 604, figs. 357–359) as Aspius aspius. Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Berg (1949: 605) as Aspius aspius; confirmed by Coad (1981: 9 as Aspius aspius; 2014: 179; 2015: 228).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Amu Darya.—General distribution: Asia: Distribution: Europe to western Asia.—Habitat: This species is found in open water in large and mid-sized lowland rivers and large lakes. Spawns on gravel or submerged vegetation in fast-flowing water. Lake populations migrate to tributaries. Freshwater, brackish. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (Freyhof & Kottelat 2018).—Threats: CON, ABS, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.— Low priority for conservation action.

Published as part of Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 5305 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8048564