Asp

description

Literature Anonymous 1886; Brusina 1892; Glowacki 1896; Horvat 1901; Medić 1901; Ćurčić 1910; Plančić 1923 b; Knop 1947; Vuković 1963 a, 1977 a; Žitnan et al. 1969; Berberović 1980; Habeković et al. 1981; Veljović 1982, 1985; Mikavica et al. 1991; Pažur 1993; Mikavica & Savić 1999; Radević 2000; Mrakovčić et al. 2002, 2006; Adrović 2007, 2012; Kottelat & Freyhof 2007; Mateš 2008; Suić et al. 2008; Sofradžija 2009; Skenderović et al. 2010, 2011 b, 2020 b; Drešković et al. 2011; Čičić-Močić 2014; Nedić et al. 2014 a, 2014 c, 2014 d, 2018; Skenderović 2015; Riđanović et al. 2015; Simonović et al. 2015; Lukić et al. 2016; Kovačević et al. 2018; Memić 2018; Dekić et al. 2024.

Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution

distribution

Origin and geographic range in BiH Native. Danube River Basin.

Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution

biology_ecology

Habitat. Open waters of large and medium-sized lowland rivers and large lakes. Often found in freshwater parts of sea. Spawns on gravel or submerged vegetation in fast-flowing water. Lake populations migrate into tributaries. Biology. Lives more than 10 years. First spawns at 3 – 5 years. Reproductive success appears to be linked to low water levels and high spring temperatures. Spawns more than one season, in March – early April (mid – May in Volga), when temperatures rise above 8 ° C (Rhine) or even lower (4 – 6 ° C on Terek) in places with strong currents. Spawning takes about 2 weeks, often just few days. Eggs are attached to gravel or submerged vegetation. Semi-anadromous individuals or populations (Terek) forage mainly in estuaries and freshened parts of sea, migrating to rivers only to spawn. Begins spawning migration in second half of October (Terek) and overwinters in lower part of river. Juveniles gregarious predators; adults hunt in small groups or are solitary. Juveniles and adults feed mainly on fish, especially Atherina and Alburnus. Juveniles grow rapidly, reaching about 80 – 100 mm SL in first year. In Europe, often hybridises with Leuciscus idus.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia

conservation

Conservation status. LC. Seems to be extirpated from Sakarya.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia