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SpeciesCypriniformesCyprinidae
Fish

🐟Squalius cephalus

Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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.

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≈ 1/8th of your weight
Also called
Chub
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2024.

Population trendStable
Key measurements
Body mass
8 kg
Body length
0.3 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
22 years
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Everything we know about the Squalius cephalus

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body mass
8 kgmaximum recorded
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Body length
0.3 mrecord 0.6 m · FishBasetypical adult
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Record: largest individual on record

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Maximum lifespan
22 yearsmaximum recorded
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Trophic level
2.73
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Diet
omnivoreaverage
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From trophic level 2.73 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Volume l
8 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Squalius cephalus yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderCypriniformes
  4. ›familyCyprinidae
  5. ›genusSqualius
  6. ›speciesSqualius cephalus
Full lineage
  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. superorderCypriniphysae
  3. orderCypriniformes
  4. suborderCyprinoidei
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. superorderCypriniphysae
  10. orderCypriniformes
  11. suborderCyprinoidei
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