Leuciscus aspius was reported from 47 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 46 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Europe and Asia: large rivers draining to North Sea (Weser, Elbe), Baltic Sea (southern tributaries, Norway east of Oslo, southern Sweden, Kokemären drainage in southern Finland), Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea; Aegean Sea basin, from Maritza to Lake Volvi drainages. Absent in Black Sea basin south of Danube and Rioni (Georgia) drainages, but present in Turkey west of Ankara. Introduced in Rhine, Northern Dvina and Lake Balkhash (Asia) (Ref. 59043). The subspecies Aspius aspius iblioides was previously recognized by authors for the Aral Sea (Ref. 13403).
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Table 1: Present in 46 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 1739
Europe Andorra AND native 1739
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Europe Austria AUT native 1739
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL introduced 79522
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 27368
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 1739
Asia China CHN introduced 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 1739
Europe Czechia CZE native 41386
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA introduced 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 36252
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 1739
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 1739
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Italy ITA introduced 94493
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ native 41059
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Liechtenstein LIE native 1739
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Malta MLT native 1739
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Europe Montenegro MNE native 59043
Europe Netherlands NLD introduced 1739
Europe Norway NOR native 683
Europe Poland POL native 1739
Europe Romania ROU native 1739
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 27368
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Sweden SWE native 59043
Europe Switzerland CHE introduced 1739
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Asia Turkmenistan TKM native 30700
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA not established 87900

Table 4: Reported from 47 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG native 39701
Europe Albania ALB native 1739
Africa Algeria DZA not established 87900
Europe Andorra AND native 1739
Asia Armenia ARM native 683
Europe Austria AUT native 1739
Asia Azerbaijan AZE native 683
Europe Belarus BLR native 683
Europe Belgium BEL introduced 79522
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 27368
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 1739
Asia China CHN introduced 41093
Europe Croatia HRV native 27368
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 1739
Europe Czechia CZE native 41386
Europe Estonia EST native 33247
Europe Finland FIN native 6114
Europe France FRA introduced 40476
Asia Georgia GEO native 683
Europe Germany DEU native 36252
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 1739
Europe Greece GRC native 42629
Europe Hungary HUN native 1739
Asia Iran IRN native 39702
Europe Italy ITA introduced 94493
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ native 683
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ native 41059
Europe Latvia LVA native 683
Europe Liechtenstein LIE native 1739
Europe Lithuania LTU native 683
Europe Malta MLT native 1739
Europe Moldova MDA native 683
Europe Montenegro MNE native 59043
Europe Netherlands NLD introduced 1739
Europe Norway NOR native 683
Europe Poland POL native 1739
Europe Romania ROU native 1739
Europe Russia RUS native 26334
Europe Serbia SRB native 27368
Europe Slovakia SVK native 90058
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Sweden SWE native 59043
Europe Switzerland CHE introduced 1739
Asia Turkey TUR native 58342
Asia Turkmenistan TKM native 30700
Europe Ukraine UKR native 683
Asia Uzbekistan UZB native 11145
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