The barbel chub (Squaliobarbus curriculus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae/ which is found in China, North Korea, South Korea, eastern Russia, and Vietnam. It is the only member of the genus Squaliobarbus.
The standard length of a barbel chub is 40 to 350 mm (mean ñ SD = 185.1 ñ 53.4 mm). The standard weight ranges from 1.00 to 986.21 g (mean ñ SD = 147.3 ñ 127.0 g). Life expectancy for females is one to seven years while males live from one to six years.