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Squalius cephalus

Chub

Chub

Common Names

DEDöbel

ENChub

PT-BRBordalo

ROChub

ZH鲢鱼

Habitat

Rivers and streams, below weirs and near the banks.

Occurrence regions

Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen gelderland limburg noord-brabant zuid-holland utrecht aargau basel-landschaft basel-stadt bern fribourg genf graubuenden luzern neuenburg nidwalden obwalden solothurn schwyz st-gallen thurgau ticino uri waadt wallis zug zuerich auvergne-rhone-alpes bourgogne-franche-comte bretagne centre-val-de-loire corse grand-est hauts-de-france ile-de-france normandie nouvelle-aquitaine occitanie pays-de-la-loire provence-alpes-cote-d-azur

Maximum Size

60 cm

Minimum Catch Size

No minimum size

Closed Season

No closed season

Category

Common

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Population stable, no immediate threat.

Distinguishing Features

Stout body with large head, large scales, broad tail fin, dark fin margins.

Waters

Aare Alpenrhein Donau Elbe Garonne Hochrhein IJssel Loire Maas Meuse Moselle Nederrijn–Lek Oder Reuss Rhein Rhone Rhône Seine Somme Thur Waal Weser Ems Havel Inn Isar Limmat Main Mosel Neckar Saale Spree

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