Leuciscus vorax

Leuciscus vorax, sometimes known as the Tigris asp or Mesopotamian asp, iis a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is found in the Tigris-Euphrates basin and Orontes River in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

Leuciscus vorax
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Leuciscus
Species:	L. vorax
Binomial name
Leuciscus vorax (Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
Aspius vorax Heckel, 1843