European chub (Squalius cephalus) Author Harry Seeley (1839–1909)
Description
English: Leuciscus cephalus (Lin.)
Subject: Cyprinidae, Leuciscus
Tag: Fish
Date 1886
Source/Photographer
English: Seeley, H. G. (1886) Fresh-Water Fishes of Europe : a History of their Genera, Species, Structure, Habits, and Distribution, London: Cassell & Company, Limited
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FMIB_48050_Leuciscus_cephalus_(Lin).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.