"European chub" redirects here. For other fish, see
Squalius.
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| Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Chordata
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Actinopterygii
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Cypriniformes
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Leuciscidae
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Leuciscinae
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Squalius
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S. cephalus
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| Binomial name
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Squalius cephalus
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| Synonyms
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- Cyprinus cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
- Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cyprinus capito Scopoli, 1786
- Cyprinus lugdunensis Walbaum, 1792
- Cyprinus orthonotus Hermann, 1804:
- Cyprinus albula Nardo, 1827
- Cyprinus kietaibeli Reisinger, 1830
- Cyprinus rufus Vallot, 1837
- Leuciscus brutius Costa, 1838
- Leuciscus cavedanus Bonaparte, 1838
- Leuciscus rissoi Schinz [H. R.] 1840
- Leuciscus nothulus Bonaparte, 1841
- Squalius pareti Bonaparte, 1841
- Squalius tyberinus Bonaparte, 1841
- Squalius cephalopsis Heckel, 1843
- Squalius orientalis Heckel, 1847
- Leuciscus albiensis Valenciennes, 1844
- Leuciscus frigidus Valenciennes, 1844
- Leuciscus squalius Valenciennes, 1844
- Leuciscis vandoisulus Valenciennes, 1844
- Squalius meunier Heckel, 1852
- Cyprinus salmoneus Gronow, 1854
- Leuciscus latifrons Nilsson, 1855
- Squalius clathratus Blanchard, 1866
- Squalius meridionalis Blanchard, 1866
- Squalius turcicus var. platycephala Kamensky, 1897
- Squalius cephalus var. athurensis Roule & Cardaillac de Saint-Paul 1903
- Leuciscus cephalus var. wjatkensis Lukasch, 1933
- Leuciscus cephalus macedonicus S. L. Karaman, 1955
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Squalius cephalus, the common chub, European chub or simply chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is found in Europe where it frequents both slow and moderate rivers, as well as canals, lakes and still waterbodies of various kinds.