The barbel chub (Squaliobarbus curriculus) is a species of cyprinid fish found in China, North Korea, South Korea, eastern Russia, and Vietnam. It is the only member of its genus.

Barbel chub
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Squaliobarbinae
Genus: Squaliobarbus
Günther, 1868
Species:
S. curriculus
Binomial name
Squaliobarbus curriculus
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus curriculus Richardson, 1846
  • Leuciscus teretiusculus Basilewsky, 1855
  • Squaliobarbus caudalis Sauvage, 1884
  • Squaliobarbus jordani Evermann & Shaw, 1927

The standard length of a barbel chub is 40 to 350 mm (mean ± SD = 185.1 ± 53.4 mm). The standard weight ranges from 1.00 to 986.21 g (mean ± SD = 147.3 ± 127.0 g). Life expectancy for females is one to seven years while males live from one to six years.[2]

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squaliobarbus curriculus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2022). "Squaliobarbus curriculus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T166930A159756949.
  2. ^ Wang, T., Lin, L., Liu, Y., Jakovlić, I., Li, C., Xiao, Y., & Wu, P. (2021, September 14). Life history traits, elasticity analyses, and phenotypic plasticity of Squaliobarbus Curriculus in the Pearl River estuary, China. Frontiers. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.707130/full