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European Chub - Leuciscus cephalus
European Chub - Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) [more of this species]
A species most similar to a dace. The main difference is the shape of the anal fin. In the chub they concaved where as in dace they are convexed. Chub also have a larger mouths and the scales have pigmentation only on the edges and not the base, where dace have pigmentation only at the base.
The species has recently been split and now do not include fish in most Mediterranean drainages.
Date: September 1, 2010
Location: London Aquarium [more at this location]
Country: United Kingdom
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European Chub - Leuciscus cephalus
European Chub - Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) [more of this species]
A species most similar to a dace. The main difference is the shape of the anal fin. In the chub they concaved where as in dace they are convexed. Chub also have a larger mouths and the scales have pigmentation only on the edges and not the base, where dace have pigmentation only at the base.
The species has recently been split and now do not include fish in most Mediterranean drainages.
Date: September 1, 2010
Location: London Aquarium [more at this location]
Country: United Kingdom
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©Copyright Notice
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