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- 

 minent. This is, as its popular name impHes, a chubby- 



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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