Pike Asp
Aspiolucius esocinus (Kessler, 1874)
Also calledbolen štičí (ces) · Жерех-лысач (rus) · Щуковидный жерех (rus)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan: Unknown. — IUCN: EN (Karimov 2020 d). — Threats: FIT, CON, ABS, EUT. — High sensitivity to human activities. — Keystone species. — Decline status: Decreasing. — Moderate priority for conservation action.
Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist
discussion
Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Zharov (1973); confirmed by Coad (1981: 9; 2014: 123; 2015: 227). — Afghanistan materials: None.
Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist
distribution
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Panj River. — General distribution: Middle Asia. — Habitat: This species is a large, rheophilic, and potamodromous species that inhabits larger river channels with mediumfast currents and relatively turbid water. It is rarely found in irrigation canals. In lakes or reservoirs, it is prevalent around river mouths if they have turbid waters. Freshwater.
Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2363766.