| Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
| 102 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 10,000.0 g; max. reported age: 24 years |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Tigris-Euphrates basin (Ref. 33304). Also recorded from the Orontes (Ref. 33550). |
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| Record length is about 102 cm TL; 150 cm TL and 60 kg are questionable - anecdotal or unverifiable reports (Ref. 93003: http://www.fishing-worldrecords.com/scientificname/Aspius%20vorax/show). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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In Iraq this species is recorded from the Shatt al Arab River and its tributaries, the southern marshes, rivers such as the Tigris, Euphrates, Diyala and Little Zab as well as smaller streams, lakes such as Habbaniyah, Th arthar and Razzazah, and reservoirs such as Al Qadisiyah Dam Lake on the Euphrates and the Dukan Dam. Found in palace ponds in Baghdad and caught by American soldiers using various angling gear (Ref. 109283). Type locality: Tigris R. near Mosul, Iraq (Ref. 33021). In range Ref. 33304. |
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