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Leuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Common names: Dickkopf, Diebel, Hartkopf
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Spratte, S and U. Hartmann, 1998
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the Elbe estuary (Ref. 51031). Endangered in 1984 (Ref. 27368) and in 1994 (Ref. 41851). Minimum size in Schleswig-Holstein 50 cm TL (Ref. 41851). Also Ref. 59043.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
National Database: AGRDEU

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Leuciscus: Greek, leykiskos = white mullet (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - ? m (Ref. 30578).   Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 66°N - 35°N, 3°E - 72°E

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