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European Chub

Squalius cephalus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,102, February 814, March 1,275, April 2,006, May 2,893, June 3,155, July 3,376, August 2,903, September 2,131, October 1,591, November 869, December 679.
United States22,808
Alaska22,795
France800
Germany678
Russia607
Austria564
United Kingdom481
England467
Bayern335
Croatia269

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusSqualius

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