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title: "Cavedano Chub"
description: "Squalius squalus — Fish. Squalius squalus, commonly known as the Italian chub, or the chubius chub or cavedano, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cavedano-chub
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cavedano Chub

> Squalius squalus — Fish. Squalius squalus, commonly known as the Italian chub, or the chubius chub or cavedano, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes.

- Scientific name: *Squalius squalus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1907
- Wikidata: [Q3967431](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3967431)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113019](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113019)

## Names

- en: Cavedano Chub
- de: Italienischer Aitel
- fr: Chevesne d'Italie

## Countries with the most observations

IT (1302), HR (29), CH (13), MK (4), SI (4)

## Summary

Squalius squalus, commonly known as the Italian chub, or the chubius chub or cavedano, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. It is native to southeastern Europe being found in Italy, Switzerland and the former Yugoslavia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalius_squalus

## Photo

![Cavedano Chub](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cavedano-chub/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel Mietchen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286107916

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cavedano-chub?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).