Squalius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and reklated fishes. The fishies in this genus are found in Europe and Asia.[Collares-Pereira, M.J. & Coelho, M.M. (2010): Reconfirming the hybrid origin and generic status of the Iberian cyprinid complex Squalius alburnoides. Journal of Fish Biology, 76 (3): 707–715.]
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
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Squalius adanaensis Davut Turan, Maurice Kottelat & Doğan, 2013 (Adana chub)
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Squalius agdamicus S. N. Kamensky, 1901
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Squalius alburnoides (Steindachner, 1866) (Calandino)
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Squalius albus (Bonaparte, 1838) (Trasimeno chub)
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Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997) (Beyşehir chub)
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Squalius aradensis (Coelho, Bogutskaya, Rodrigues & Collares-Pereira, 1998) (Arade chub)
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Squalius aristotelis Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011 (Tuzla chub)
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Squalius berak Heckel, 1843 (Mesopotamian chub)
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Squalius caetobrigus Mendes, Silvia Perea, Sousa, Sousa-Santos & Ignacio Doadrio, 2024
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Squalius cappadocicus Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011
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Squalius carinus Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011 (Chocolate chub)
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Squalius carolitertii (Doadrio, 1988) (Northern Iberian chub)
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Squalius castellanus Doadrio, Perea & Alonso, 2007 (Gallo chub)
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Squalius cephalus (Carl Linnaeus, 1758) (Common chub)
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Squalius cii (J. Richardson, 1857) (Marmara chub)
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Squalius fellowesii (Günther, 1868) (Aegean chub)
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Squalius gaditanus Doadrio, Sousa-Santos & Perea, 2023
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Squalius illyricus Heckel & Rudolf Kner, 1857
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Squalius irideus (Werner Ladiges, 1960) (Anatolian ghizani)
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Squalius keadicus (Stephanidis, 1971)
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Squalius kosswigi (M. S. Karaman (sr), 1972)
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Squalius kottelati Turan, Yılmaz & Kaya, 2009
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Squalius laietanus Doadrio, Kottelat & de Sostoa, 2007 (Ebro chub)
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Squalius latus Keyserling, 1861
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Squalius lepidus Heckel, 1843 (Mesopotamian pike chub)
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Squalius lucumonis (Bianco, 1983) (Etruscan chub)
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Squalius malacitanus Doadrio & Carmona, 2006 (Malaga chub)
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Squalius microlepis Heckel, 1843 (Imotski chub)
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Squalius moreoticus (Stephanidis, 1971) (Stymphalia chub)
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Squalius namak Roozbehan Khaefi, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Geiger & Freyhof, 2016
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Squalius orientalis (Nordmann 1840)
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Squalius orpheus Kottelat & Economidis, 2006 (Thracian chub)
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Squalius palaciosi (Doadrio, 1980) (Bogardillo)
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Squalius pamvoticus (Stephanidis, 1939) (Pamvotis chub)
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Squalius peloponensis (Valenciennes, 1844) (Peloponnese chub)
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Squalius platyceps Zupančič, Marić, Naseka & Bogutskaya, 2010
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Squalius prespensis (Fowler, 1977) (Prespa chub)
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Squalius pursakensis (Hankó (hu), 1925) (Sakarya chub)
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Squalius pyrenaicus (Günther, 1868) (Southern Iberian chub)
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Squalius recurvirostris Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011 (Akşehir chub)
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Squalius ruffoi (Bianco & Franco Recchia, 1983)
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Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017
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Squalius seyhanensis Turan, Kottelat & Doğan, 2013 (Seyhan chub)
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Squalius spurius Heckel, 1843 (Orontes chub)
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Squalius squalus (Bonaparte 1837) (Italian chub)
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Squalius svallize Heckel & Kner, 1857 (Neretva chub)
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Squalius tartessicus Doadrio, Sousa-Santos & Perea, 2023
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Squalius tenellus Heckel, 1843 (Livno chub)
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Squalius torgalensis (Coelho, Bogutskaya, Rodrigues & Collares-Pereira, 1998) (Mira chub)
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Squalius turcicus De Filippi, 1865 (Transcaucasian chub)
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Squalius valentinus Doadrio & Carmona, 2006 (Eastern Iberian chub)
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Squalius vardarensis Stanko Karaman, 1928 (Vardar chub)
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Squalius verepi Turan, 2022
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Squalius zrmanjae S. L. Karaman, 1928 (Zrmanja chub)
