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CHUB (Leuciscus cephalus)

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 322 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHUB (Leuciscus cephalus) , a See also:fish of the Cyprinid See also:family, belonging to the same genus as the See also:roach and See also:dace. It is one of the largest of its family, attaining a length of 2 ft. and a See also:weight of 5 to 7 lb. It does not avoid See also:running See also:waters, and is fond of See also:insects, taking the See also:fly readily, but its flesh, like that of the other Leucisci, is tasteless and full of bones. It is See also:common in See also:Great See also:Britain and the See also:continent of See also:Europe. In See also:America the name of " chub " is given to some other members of the family, and commonly to the horned dace (Semnotilus atromaculatus); well-known varieties are the See also:river chub (Hybopsis kentuckiensis) and See also:Columbia river chub (Mylochilus caurinus).

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