European chub

Squalius cii

Fish Reaching Twenty Eight Point Nine Centimeters in European Waters

Temperate
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Europe
Medium
Temperate fish

Squalius cii, the Marmara chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to Turkey and Lesbos.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Squalius
Maximum length: 28.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Europe and Asia: currently known only from Lesbos Island and streams draining to the southern Marmara Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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