Dark Chub

Fascinating facts about the Dark Chub

• At 15.0 cm long (about 5.9 in), this freshwater ray-fin fish inhabits the rivers of China, Japan, and Korea.
• When Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1858) was director of a Leiden museum, a fellow scientist named a fish after him, though Temminck did not name it himself.
• Belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, commonly called East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.
• The original description of the dark chub appeared in a joint publication by Schlegel and Temminck, though only Schlegel wrote the species account.

At a glance

About the Dark Chub

The dark chub, Nipponocypris temminckii, is a freshwater ray-finned fish that belongs to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. It reaches a maximum length of 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) and inhabits China, Japan, and Korea. Its name honors the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1858), although the species was described by Schlegel, who credited both authors.

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