Barbel chub
StatusLC
Status systemIUCN3.1
TaxonSqualiobarbus curriculus
Parent authorityGünther, 1868[1]
Display parents2
Authority(J. Richardson, 1846)[2]
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus curriculus Richardson, 1846
  • Leuciscus teretiusculus Basilewsky, 1855
  • Squaliobarbus caudalis Sauvage, 1884
  • Squaliobarbus jordani Evermann & Shaw, 1927

The barbel chub (Squaliobarbus curriculus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae[1]/ which is found in China, North Korea, South Korea, eastern Russia, and Vietnam.[3] It is the only member of the genus Squaliobarbus.[4]

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.[5]

References

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  3. ^ Bogutskaya, N. (2022). "Squaliobarbus curriculus". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T166930A159756949.en. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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  5. ^ 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