---
title: "European Chub"
description: "Squalius cephalus — Ryby. Squalius cephalus, the common chub, European chub or simply chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/european-chub
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Chub

> Squalius cephalus — Ryby. Squalius cephalus, the common chub, European chub or simply chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes.

- Scientific name: *Squalius cephalus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 8793
- Wikidata: [Q26821893](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26821893)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113003](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113003)

## Names

- en: European Chub
- de: Döbel
- es: Carpa Común
- fr: Chevesne commun

## Countries with the most observations

FR (1210), DE (947), RU (763), AT (733), GB (649), HR (407), CH (384), CZ (328), PL (217), SI (192), UA (160), RO (96)

## Summary

Squalius cephalus, the common chub, European chub or simply chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is found in Europe where it frequents both slow and moderate rivers, as well as canals, lakes and still waterbodies of various kinds.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Karelj · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113003

## Machine access

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