Dace
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A dace is any of a number of species of small fish. The unmodified name is usually a reference to the Common Dace
(Leuciscus leuciscus). This, like most fishes called "daces", belongs to the family Cyprinidae, mostly in subfamily Leuciscinae.
Daces in the Cyprinidae:
Daces not in Cyprinidae
Common dace
The common dace , also known as the dace or the Eurasian dace, is a fresh- or brackish-water fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It is an inhabitant of the rivers and streams of Europe north of the Alps as well as in Asia. It is most abundant in France and Germany, and has also spread to...
(Leuciscus leuciscus). This, like most fishes called "daces", belongs to the family Cyprinidae, mostly in subfamily Leuciscinae.
Daces in the Cyprinidae:
- Chinese Mud Carp, Cirrhinus chinensis (called "dace" in Hong Kong)
- Columbia River Dace, Ptychocheilus oregonensis (a pikeminnow)
- Desert Dace, Eremichthys acros (a monotypic genus)
- European daces, genus LeuciscusLeuciscusLeuciscus is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are commonly called Eurasian daces; familiar species include the Common Dace and Ide. The genus is widespread form Europe to Siberia....
- Fallfish, Semotilus corporalis (a creek chub called "dace" in Canada)
- Horned Dace, Semotilus atromaculatusSemotilus atromaculatusSemotilus atromaculatus is a small minnow found in the eastern two-thirds of the US and eastern Canada...
(a creek chub) - Korean Splendid Dace, Coreoleuciscus splendidusCoreoleuciscus splendidusCoreoleuciscus splendidus of the monotypic genus Coreoleuciscus, also known as the Swiri or Korean Splendid Dace, is a species of fish from the cyprinid family endemic to rivers of the Korean peninsula...
(a monotypic genus) - Lake Candidus Dace, Candidia barbatus (a ttmlmonotypic genus)
- Mexican daces, genus EvarraEvarraEvarra is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. All species in the genus are presumed extinct since 1970.- Species :* †Evarra bustamantei Navarro, 1955 * †Evarra eigenmanni Woolman, 1894...
- Moapa Dace, Moapa coriacea (a monotypic genus)
- Northwest Dace, Mylocheilus caurinusMylocheilus caurinusMylocheilus caurinus, the Peamouth, is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in North America. It is the only species in its genus....
(a peamouth) - Pearl Dace, Margariscus margaritaMargariscus margaritaMargariscus margarita, the Pearl dace, is a species of cyprinid fish. It is demersal, freshwater fish, with a dark green back and silvery body. This species is omnivorous, consuming algae as well as arthropods. M. margaritas range spans southern Canada and the northern United States...
(a monotypic genus) - Ponto-Caspian daces, genus PetroleuciscusPetroleuciscusPetroleuciscus is a genus of five species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It was usually included in Leuciscus until recently...
- Redbelly daces, genus PhoxinusPhoxinusPhoxinus is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family of order Cypriniformes. The type species is Phoxinus phoxinus, the Common Minnow. The North American members of this genus are known as daces, and the Old World ones as Eurasian minnows. The latter term is also used specifically for P...
- Redside daces, genus ClinostomusClinostomusClinostomus is a genus of cyprinid fish that occur in eastern North America. There are two species in this genus.-Species:* Clinostomus elongatus * Clinostomus funduloides Girard, 1856...
, e.g.- Redside DaceRedside daceThe redside dace is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family, found in the United States and Canada. It is unique among minnows, being the only species to routinely feed on flying insects by leaping from water. Thus, it acts as a conduit for energy transfers between terrestrial and...
Clinostomus elongatus - Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloidesClinostomus funduloidesClinostomus funduloides is a species of cyprinid fish. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee.-External links:*FishBase:...
- Redside Dace
- Relict Dace, Relictus solitarius (a monotypic genus)
- Riffle daces, genus RhinichthysRhinichthysRhinichthys, the riffle daces, is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family of the order Cypriniformes. The type species is Rhinichthys atratulus, the blacknose dace. Rhinichthys species range throughout North America....
(including Tiaroga) - Saskatchewan Dace, Platygobio gracilisPlatygobio gracilisPlatygobio gracilis, the Flathead chub, is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in Canada and the United States. It is the only member of its genus....
(a flathead chub) - Shining Dace, Semotilus corporalis (a creek chub)
- Spikedace, Meda fulgida (a monotypic genus)
- Spinedaces, genus Lepidomeda
Daces not in Cyprinidae
- Sea dace, the European seabassEuropean seabassThe European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, also known as Morone labrax, is a primarily ocean-going fish that sometimes enters brackish and fresh waters. It is also known as the sea dace...
(Dicentrarchus labrax) of the Moronidae
See also
- Vendace (disambiguation)
- USS DaceUSS DaceUSS Dace has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:, a submarine in commission from 1943 to 1947, from 1951 to 1954, and from 1954 to 1955, a submarine in commission from 1964 to 1988...
, two different US Navy submarines named after (unspecified) daces - Chub (disambiguation)
- MinnowMinnowMinnow is a general term used to refer to small freshwater and saltwater fish, especially those used as bait fish or for fishing bait. More specifically, it refers to small freshwater fish of the carp family.-True minnows:...
- Roach (fish)Roach (fish)The Common Roach is a freshwater and brackish water fish native to most of Europe and western Asia...
- Shiner (fish)Shiner (fish)Shiner is a common name used for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids, but also e.g. the Shiner Perch .Cyprinid shiners are:* Eastern shiners, genus Notropis...