Talk:Chub

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Is the fish "scary" or "easily scared"? --Nate

[edit] Needs more info...

Dictionary.com gives this:

chub n. pl. chub or chubs 1. Any of various freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae related to the carps and minnows, especially a Eurasian species, Leuciscus cephalus. 2. Any of various North American fishes, such as a freshwater whitefish of the genus Coregonus or a marine fish of the genus Kyphosus.

It seems the current article only covers part of the first definition. porges 00:05, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)

Based on the geographical description I think the user was trying to describe "Northern Creek Chub". However they are easy to catch and not endangered. I'm pretty sure there is a European Chub as well. Probably other kinds in the US. I have caught them in NJ, PA and Virginia. Skeeter08865

'chub' also refers to a sausage shape. No, I'm not being vulgar here. I mean, do a search for chub and sausage or cheese and you'll find links to Hickory Farms type Christmas Meat packages, where 'Chub' is used to describe the form of a short, fat sausage.

Thing is, I'm not sure if this is worth a disambiguation page or anything, since the definition doesn't even show up in Websters.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.21.111.57 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Removed a picture of a grass carp

Take care not to put in pictures when you're not familiar with the fish. Not all files on commons are reliable, especially those from public aquaria (pike). It is also wise to compare a lot of pictures using google, before placing one.Viridiflavus 19:09, 8 April 2007 (UTC)