plural chub or chubs
1
: any of numerous freshwater cyprinid fishes (as of the genera Gila and Nocomis)
2
: any of several marine or freshwater fishes (such as the tautog) that are not cyprinids
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The non-native fish found their way down the Colorado River past Glen Canyon Dam and into habitat where native fish, like the humpback chub, are trying to recover.
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
The humpback chub, which lives in the Colorado River, is listed as threatened.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
The existing critical habitat for the chub was established in 1986 when the fish was listed as threatened.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
Shortly after some removals, arroyo chub, another native fish, started moving upstream, Jacobson said.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
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Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
The humpback chub, which lives in the Colorado River, is listed as threatened.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
The existing critical habitat for the chub was established in 1986 when the fish was listed as threatened.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
Shortly after some removals, arroyo chub, another native fish, started moving upstream, Jacobson said.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
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“Chub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chub. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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