Author Jonathan Couch (1789–1870)
Description
English: Chub
Chevin Capito Cyprinus cephalus Cyprinus Jeses Leuciscus cephalus
Subject: Cyprinus, Chub
Tag: Fish
Date 1877
Source/Photographer
English: Couch, Jonathan (1877) History of the Fishes of the British Isles, London: George Bell & Sons
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_46301_Chub.jpeg

The chub (Squalius cephalus) is a European species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It frequents both slow and moderate rivers, as well as canals and still waters of various kinds. In North America, this species is referred to as the European chub. The species is distributed in most of the countries of Europe.