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Squalius cephalus

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Also known as European chub

species of fish

OverviewAI-generated

Squalius cephalus, commonly known as the chub, is a species of fish within the family Cyprinidae. It belongs to the genus Squalius and is classified under the order Cypriniformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The scientific name for this taxon is Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758).

The species inhabits both brackish and freshwater environments. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2024. The taxon is recognized as accepted by WoRMS.

Records of Squalius cephalus have been documented in France, Belgium, Romania, Turkey, and Germany. These records are held by institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CMN, and MSB. The species has been referenced by 215 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

chub

Squalius cephalus

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded946,837

Vissen Squalius cephaloides is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de eigenlijke karpers (Cyprinidae).[2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1942 door Battalgil. Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ (en) Squalius cephaloides op de IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ↑ (en) Squalius cephaloides. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 02 2013 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2013. Geplaatst op:27-02-2013 Dit artikel is een beginnetje over biologie. U wordt uitgenodigd om op bewerken te klikken om uw kennis aan dit artikel toe te voegen.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
354
With media
43
Family
Cyprinidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CMN, MSB
Recorded in
France, Belgium, Romania, Turkey, Germany, Italy

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Squalius
Image
Oniria - Squalius cephalus 03.jpg
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taxon name
Squalius cephalus
taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon common name
klen
short name
S. cephalus
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Squalius cephalus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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