Freshwater fish
European chub
Squalius cephalus
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Recorded inland fishing grounds
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- 19 Mayıs Baraj Gölü – güneybatı kıyısı Samsun · 19 Mayıs
- Abant Gölü – kuzey kıyısı Bolu · Mudurnu
- Abbasgöl – kuzey kıyısı Possible record Iğdır · Tuzluca
- Abdal Deresi – Samsun/Çarşamba kesimi sol kıyı Possible record Samsun · Çarşamba
- Abdalhasan Göleti – güney kıyısı Kastamonu · Taşköprü
- Abdi Göleti – güneydoğu kıyısı Possible record Kayseri · Tomarza
- Acelle Göleti – güneydoğu kıyısı Possible record Sakarya · Akyazı
- Acıçay – Çankırı/Çankırı merkez kesimi sağ kıyı Çankırı · Çankırı merkez
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- Acıçay – Çankırı/Çankırı merkez kesimi sol kıyı Çankırı · Çankırı merkez
- Acıçay – Çankırı/Kızılırmak kesimi sol kıyı Çankırı · Kızılırmak
- Acıgöl – batı kıyısı 2 Denizli · Çardak
- Acıgöl – güneydoğu kıyısı 1 Afyonkarahisar · Başmakçı
- Acı Göl – kuzeydoğu kıyısı Konya · Cihanbeyli
- Acıgöl – kuzeydoğu kıyısı 3 Afyonkarahisar · Dazkırı
- Acıgöl – kuzey kıyısı Konya · Karapınar
- Acıırmak – Sivas/Zara kesimi sol kıyı Sivas · Zara
- Adatepe Baraj Gölü – güneydoğu kıyısı 2 Possible record Kahramanmaraş · Göksun
- Adatepe Baraj Gölü – kuzeydoğu kıyısı 1 Possible record Kahramanmaraş · Göksun
- Adıgüzel Baraj Gölü – güneybatı kıyısı 2 Denizli · Çal
- Adıgüzel Baraj Gölü – kuzey kıyısı 1 Uşak · Ulubey
- Adnan Menderes Baraj Gölü – güney kıyısı 2 Muğla · Yatağan
- Adnan Menderes Baraj Gölü – kuzey kıyısı 1 Aydın · Çine
- Afrin Çayı – Hatay/Reyhanlı kesimi sol kıyı Hatay · Reyhanlı
- Afrin Çayı – Kilis/Musabeyli kesimi sol kıyı Kilis · Musabeyli
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Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
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Species profile
- Scientific name
- Squalius cephalus
- Water type
- Freshwater
Frequently asked questions
Which seas is European chub found in?
In our records European chub appears in these seas: Lakes and rivers — Switzerland, Lakes and rivers — Northern Germany, Lakes and rivers — Southern Germany, Lakes and rivers — North-West France, Lakes and rivers — North-East France, Lakes and rivers — Southwestern France, Lakes and rivers — Southeastern France, Lakes and rivers — Eastern Germany, Lakes and rivers — Western Germany, Lakes and rivers — Netherlands, Lakes and rivers — Belgium, Lakes and rivers — Northeastern Spain, Lakes and rivers — Northern Poland, Lakes and rivers — Southern Poland, Lakes and rivers — Western Romania, Lakes and rivers — Eastern Romania, Lakes and rivers — Bulgaria, Lakes and rivers — Czechia, Lakes and rivers — Slovakia, Lakes and rivers — Hungary, Lakes and rivers — Serbia, Lakes and rivers — Kosovo, Lakes and rivers — North Macedonia, Lakes and rivers — Luxembourg, Lakes and rivers — Austria.
In which months is European chub at its peak?
Peak periods by sea: Lakes and rivers — Western Germany June–October; Lakes and rivers — Southern Germany June–October; Lakes and rivers — Eastern Germany June–October; Lakes and rivers — Northern Germany June–October; Lakes and rivers — North-East France May–August; Lakes and rivers — Southwestern France May–August; Lakes and rivers — Southeastern France May–August; Lakes and rivers — North-West France May–August; Lakes and rivers — Netherlands June–October; Lakes and rivers — Belgium June–September; Lakes and rivers — Northeastern Spain June–September; Lakes and rivers — Bulgaria June–October; Lakes and rivers — Western Romania June–October; Lakes and rivers — Eastern Romania June–October; Lakes and rivers — Austria June–September; Lakes and rivers — Switzerland June–October; Lakes and rivers — Southern Poland May–September; Lakes and rivers — Northern Poland May–September; Lakes and rivers — Czechia July–September; Lakes and rivers — Slovakia June–September; Lakes and rivers — Hungary June–August; Lakes and rivers — Serbia June–October; Lakes and rivers — Kosovo May–October; Lakes and rivers — North Macedonia May–October; Lakes and rivers — Luxembourg May–September.
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