196. Leuciscus vorax (Heckel, 1843)

Common name. Mesopotamian asp

Taxonomy. Original description: Aspius vorax Heckel, 1843a: 21 (24), pl. 9 [Heri Rud River near Herat, Syria; syntypes: NMW 16527 (1, dry), 76776 (1)] .

Revisions. Lelek (1987: 150) as Aspius vorax; Perea et al. (2011: 15).

Illustrations. Heckel (1843b: pl. 10, fig. 3) as Aspius vorax .

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Shelej.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.