Chub - Squalius cephalus
This species is more robust and larger than Roach often reaching one or two pounds in weight and sometimes much more. It has a cylindrical body with large silvery scales and an orange anal fin that has a convex edge.
It frequents both slow and moderately fast rivers and is occasionally encountered in canals and still waters.
All year round.
It only breeds in flowing waters.
Widespread and fairly frequent in England, and also in parts of Wales and Southern Scotland.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. It occurs mainly in our larger rivers, including the Soar, Wreake, Welland and eastern and western Sence.
egaten
River Sence at Wistow
28 January 2018
egaten
Wistow
16 January 2005
stevelang
Aylestone Meadows
11 July 2011
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Species profile
- Common names
- Chub
- Species group:
- Fish
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Cypriniformes
- Family:
- Cyprinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 16
- First record:
- 16/01/2005 (Gaten, Ted)
- Last record:
- 02/06/2023 (Grove, Tim)
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egaten
Wistow
12 October 2008
