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Chub

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Leuciscus
Species: L. cephalus
Binomial name
Leuciscus cephalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Head of a European chub
This article is related to the fish. For information related to the gay male subculture, see Chubby culture. Or for the game, see ChUB.

The chub, or European chub (Leuciscus cephalus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. It frequents both slow and moderate rivers as well as canals and stillwaters of various kinds. Image File history File links Leuciscus_cephalus. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Suborder Cobitoidea     Balitoridae (hillstream loaches)     Catostomidae (suckers)     Cobitidae (loaches)     Gyrinocheilidae (algae eaters) Suborder Cyprinoidea     Cyprinidae (carps and minnows) The Cypriniformes are an order of ray-finned fish, including the minnows and some related families. ... Genera (many, see text) The family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. ... Species (many, see text) Leuciscus is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1296x972, 150 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chub Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1296x972, 150 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chub Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... The chubby community is a subculture in the gay community. ... Binomial name Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Head of a European chub This article is related to the fish. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Genera (many, see text) The family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. ...


The name chub also describes numerous other cyprinid fish in several North American genera, including Algansea, Erimystax, Gila, Hybopsis, Macrhybopsis, Nocomis, Notropis, and Semiotilus, as well as the unrelated sea chubs of the family Kyphosidae. It is also a regional name for fish such as shortnose cisco and tautog. Species (many, see text) Gila is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, native to North America and Central America. ... Subfamilies See text. ... Binomial name Coregonus reighardi (Koelz, 1924) The shortnose cisco (Coregonus reighardi) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae). ... Family:Labridae Species:Tautoga onitis Tautog is a type of fish found in saltwater from Nova Scotia to South Carolina. ...

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Description

Chub have a large head, a large mouth with almost rubberlike lips, a black/silver to greenish back, silvery sides, white belly, and fins tinged with yellowish red. Size and length varies depending on water. altho the chub my look small they tend to put up a big fight.


Fishing for chub

Chub is a popular fish with anglers due to its readiness to feed, and thus be caught, in almost any weather conditions.


Where present and whilst small, the Chub is a free-biting fish which even inexperienced anglers find easy to catch. As they become larger, however, Chub become very wary fish—easily "spooked" by noise or visual disturbance. Consequently large chub (in excess of perhaps 2 kg) are keenly sought by anglers who prefer to target specific fish.


Tackle

Small chub can be caught readily on light tackle. A fly-fishing set-up, lure rod or float rod for example. Lines and hooks can be small but bait size is often on the large-side due to the Chub's "greedy" nature.


Larger chub, especially in floodwater conditions, need to be fished for with much tougher tackle. A stiffish rod, strong line, strong hooks and a large piece of bait. These precautions are needed due to the chub's predilection for taking cover in underwater snags. (They freely conceal themselves in—and then return to—deep holes, roots of trees, etc.).


As with most species, Chub will readily take whatever is natural to their habitat. In addition to such "natural" baits, however, Chub are renowned for their voracious appetite and will, in all probability, take forms of cheese, sweetcorn, bread, worms, wasp-grub, and just about any other bait that is offered.


References

Please note that the ITIS system URL has changed (25 September 2006). ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... FishBase is a comprehensive database of information about fish. ...

See also

minnow The word minnow can mean, in decreasing order of specificity: The Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Any, particularly small, fish of the family Cyprinidae Fish of the family Galaxiidae, in particular those of genus galaxiid occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Silver Chub Fact Sheet (321 words)
The silver chub is a silvery minnow with large eyes.
In the northern part of its range, the silver chub is found in the Red River in Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri, and in the Red River in North Dakota and Manitoba.
Scientists theorize that the population decline was due to several factors, including deterioration in water quality, decreases in the number of mayfly larvae (the chub's preferred food), and habitat modification that resulted in loss of suitable environment for the silver chub.
Lake Chub: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game (585 words)
The lake chub is the only member of the minnow family that is found in Alaska.
Lake chubs move to shallow water of rivers and streams that have rocky or gravelly bottoms.
It is thought that the lake chub is sexually mature at age 3 or 4 and that it lives to an average age of 5 years old.
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