CHUB 
The anal fin has concave edges, and this at once dis- 
tinguishes it from its close relative next to be described. 
Chub.—Leuciscus cephalus (Fig. 48). Belongs to the 
same genus as the much smaller Dace. The silvery 
colour becomes more coppery with age; the back is 
brownish or greenish. The scales are large and pro- 
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looking fish, but by no means ill-proportioned. It 
attains a weight of about 8 pounds, but a specimen of 
five pounds may be looked upon as a good fish. It is 
fairly well distributed, but does not occur in Ireland. 
It frequents rivers and tributaries thereof, the larger 
fish showing a preference for deep channels cut out by 
the action of the water, and where there is some seclusion. 
I have many times fished for fine specimens of Chub 
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