Leuciscus vorax, sometimes known as the Tigris asp or Mesopotamian asp, is a freshwater fish of the Cyprinid family. It is native to the Tigris-Euphrates basin and Orontes River in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Leuciscus |
| Species: | L. vorax
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| Leuciscus vorax (Heckel, 1843)
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Aspius vorax Heckel, 1843 | |
References
edit- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Leuciscus vorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19171748A19223143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19171748A19223143.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leuciscus vorax". FishBase. January 2006 version.