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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Squalius

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50 species (see list below)

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Asia
Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Squalius adanaensis
[Adana chub]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius agdamicus
[]

Photo by Ribeiro, F.

Europe
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Squalius alburnoides (Steindachner, 1866)

Photo by Ribeiro, F.
 
Squalius alburnoides
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Squalius albus
[]

Photo by Gülle, ?,

Asia
Max. Length 21.9 cm SL
Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997)

Photo by Gülle, ?,
 
Squalius anatolicus
[Beysehir dace]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Squalius aphipsi
[Aphips chub]

Photo by Pires, D.

Europe
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
Squalius aradensis (Coelho, Bogutskaya, Rodrigues & Collares-Pereira, 1998)

Photo by Pires, D.
 
Squalius aradensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius aristotelis
[Tuzla chub]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 20.1 cm SL
 
Squalius berak
[Mesopotamian chub]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius cappadocicus
[Cappadocian chub]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius carinus
[Chocolate chub]

Photo by Ribeiro, F.

Europe
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Squalius carolitertii (Doadrio, 1988)

Photo by Ribeiro, F.
 
Squalius carolitertii
[Bordallo]
No picture found
Europe
 
Squalius castellanus
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius cephaloides
[Thick lipped chub]

Photo by Porcellotti et al.

Eurasia
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Porcellotti et al.
 
Squalius cephalus
[Chub]

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
Squalius cii (Richardson, 1857)

Photo by Güçlü, S.S.
 
Squalius cii
[European chub]

Photo by Giannetto, D.

Asia
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Squalius fellowesii (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Giannetto, D.
 
Squalius fellowesii
[Aegean chub]

Photo by Iliopoulos, A.I.

Europe
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Squalius ghigii (Gianferrari, 1927)

Photo by Iliopoulos, A.I.
 
Squalius ghigii
[Rhodes minnow]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Squalius illyricus
[]

Photo by Bogutskaya, N.G. / Zupan?i?, P.

Europe
Max. Length 19.1 cm SL
Squalius janae Bogutskaya & Zupan?i?, 2010

Photo by Bogutskaya, N.G. / Zupan?i?, P.
 
Squalius janae
[]

Photo by Vardakas L., Tachos V., Zogaris S. and Economou A.

Europe
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Squalius keadicus (Stephanidis, 1971)

Photo by Vardakas L., Tachos V., Zogaris S. and Economou A.
 
Squalius keadicus
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius kosswigi
[]

Photo by Kaya, C.

Asia
Max. Length 21.8 cm SL
Squalius kottelati Turan, Yilmaz & Kaya, 2009

Photo by Kaya, C.
 
Squalius kottelati
[Striped chub]

Photo by Modder, T.

Europe
Max. Length 20.1 cm SL
Squalius laietanus Doadrio, Kottelat & de Sostoa, 2007

Photo by Modder, T.
 
Squalius laietanus
[]

Photo by Kaya, C.

Asia
Max. Length 23.7 cm SL
Squalius lepidus Heckel, 1843

Photo by Kaya, C.
 
Squalius lepidus
[]

Photo by Lorenzoni, M.

Europe
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Squalius lucumonis (Bianco, 1983)

Photo by Lorenzoni, M.
 
Squalius lucumonis
[]

Photo by Hartl, A.

Europe
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Squalius malacitanus Doadrio & Carmona, 2006

Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Squalius malacitanus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 34 cm SL
 
Squalius microlepis
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Squalius moreoticus
[Stymphalia chub]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
 
Squalius orientalis
[]
No picture found
Eurasia
Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
 
Squalius orpheus
[Orpheus dace]

Photo by Kommatas & Sanda

Europe
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Squalius pamvoticus (Stephanidis, 1939)

Photo by Kommatas & Sanda
 
Squalius pamvoticus
[Pamvotis chub]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Squalius peloponensis
[Peloponnese chub]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 29.9 cm SL
 
Squalius platyceps
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Squalius prespensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Squalius pursakensis
[Sakarya chub]

Photo by Ramos, A.

Europe
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Squalius pyrenaicus (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Ramos, A.
 
Squalius pyrenaicus
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius recurvirostris
[Ak?ehir chub]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Squalius seyhanensis
[Seyhan dace]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius spurius
[Orontes dace]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Squalius squaliusculus
[Syr-Darya dace]

Photo by Bogutskaya, N.G. / Zupan?i?, P.

Europe
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Squalius squalus (Bonaparte, 1837)

Photo by Bogutskaya, N.G. / Zupan?i?, P.
 
Squalius squalus
[]

Photo by Glamuzina, B.

Europe
Max. Length 27.7 cm TL
Squalius svallize Heckel & Kner, 1858

Photo by Glamuzina, B.
 
Squalius svallize
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Squalius tenellus
[]

Photo by Ribeiro, F.

Europe
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
Squalius torgalensis (Coelho, Bogutskaya, Rodrigues & Collares-Pereira, 1998)

Photo by Ribeiro, F.
 
Squalius torgalensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Squalius turcicus
[Transcaucasian chub]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Asia

Squalius ulanus (Günther, 1899)

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Squalius ulanus
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 17.5 cm FL
 
Squalius valentinus
[]

Photo by Institute of Inland Waters (IIW) Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR)

Europe
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Squalius vardarensis Karaman, 1928

Photo by Institute of Inland Waters (IIW) Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR)
 
Squalius vardarensis
[]

Photo by Pialek, L.

Europe
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Squalius zrmanjae Karaman, 1928

Photo by Pialek, L.
 
Squalius zrmanjae
[]
50 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Squalius
(Minnows or carps)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2013 Squalius adanaensis Adana chub Asia 18 SL
1901 Squalius agdamicus Asia
1866 Squalius alburnoides Europe 25 TL
1838 Squalius albus Europe 20 SL
1997 Squalius anatolicus Beysehir dace Asia 21.9 SL
1927 Squalius aphipsi Aphips chub Europe 16 SL
1998 Squalius aradensis Europe 13.1 SL
2011 Squalius aristotelis Tuzla chub Asia
1843 Squalius berak Mesopotamian chub Asia 20.1 SL
2011 Squalius cappadocicus Cappadocian chub Asia
2011 Squalius carinus Chocolate chub Asia
1988 Squalius carolitertii Bordallo Europe 25 TL
2007 Squalius castellanus Europe
1942 Squalius cephaloides Thick lipped chub Asia
1758 Squalius cephalus Chub Eurasia 60 SL
1857 Squalius cii European chub Europe and Asia 15.8 SL
1868 Squalius fellowesii Aegean chub Asia 16 SL
1927 Squalius ghigii Rhodes minnow Europe 9 SL
1858 Squalius illyricus Europe 30 SL
2010 Squalius janae Europe 19.1 SL
1971 Squalius keadicus Europe 25 TL
1972 Squalius kosswigi Asia
2009 Squalius kottelati Striped chub Asia 21.8 SL
2007 Squalius laietanus Europe 20.1 SL
1843 Squalius lepidus Asia 23.7 SL
1983 Squalius lucumonis Europe 16 SL
2006 Squalius malacitanus Europe 7.6 SL
1843 Squalius microlepis Europe 34 SL
1971 Squalius moreoticus Stymphalia chub Europe 21 SL
1847 Squalius orientalis Asia 19.8 SL
2006 Squalius orpheus Orpheus dace Eurasia 14.2 SL
1939 Squalius pamvoticus Pamvotis chub Europe 30 SL
1844 Squalius peloponensis Peloponnese chub Europe 30 SL
2010 Squalius platyceps Europe 29.9 SL
1977 Squalius prespensis Europe 25 SL
1925 Squalius pursakensis Sakarya chub Asia 23 SL
1868 Squalius pyrenaicus Europe 26 SL
2011 Squalius recurvirostris Ak?ehir chub Asia
2013 Squalius seyhanensis Seyhan dace Asia 24 SL
1843 Squalius spurius Orontes dace Asia
1872 Squalius squaliusculus Syr-Darya dace Asia 13 TL
1837 Squalius squalus Europe 60 SL
1858 Squalius svallize Europe 27.7 TL
1843 Squalius tenellus Europe 40 SL
1998 Squalius torgalensis Europe 11.8 SL
1865 Squalius turcicus Transcaucasian chub Asia
1899 Squalius ulanus Asia
2006 Squalius valentinus Europe 17.5 FL
1928 Squalius vardarensis Europe 16 SL
1928 Squalius zrmanjae Europe 28 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013