Dace

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A dace is any of a number of species of small cyprinid fish.

The unmodified name is usually a reference to the common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) but it may also be used to refer to:-

  • spikedace, Meda fulgida
  • spinedace, a genus of
  • vendace
  • USS Dace, a US Navy submarines named after the fish
  • A "sea dace", a reference to the European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (United Kingdom)
  • Fallfish, Semotilus corporalis (Canada)
  • Chinese mud carp, Cirrhinus chinensis (Hong Kong)

"Dace" also appears in combination to designate a variety of species:

  • Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus
  • Blackside dace Phoxinus cumberlandensis
  • Columbia River dace Ptychocheilus oregonensis
  • Danilevskii's dace Leuciscus danilewskii
  • Desert dace Eremichthys acros
  • Finescale dace Phoxinus neogaeus
  • Horned dace Semotilus atromaculatus
  • Korean splendid dace Coreoleuciscus splendidus
  • Issyk-Kul dace Leuciscus bergi
  • Lake Candidus dace Candidia barbatus
  • Las Vegas dace Rhinichthys deaconi
  • Leopard dace Rhinichthys falcatus
  • Longfin dace Rhinichthys chrysogaster
  • Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae
  • Mexican dace Evarra bustamantei/eigenmanni/tlahuacensis
  • Moapa dace Moapa coriacea
  • Mountain blackside dace Phoxinus cumberlandensis
  • Mountain redbelly dace Phoxinus oreas
  • Nachtrieb dace Margariscus margarita
  • Northern dace Margariscus margarita
  • Northern pearl dace Margariscus margarita
  • Northern redbelly dace Phoxinus eos
  • Northwest dace Mylocheilus caurinus
  • Pearl dace Margariscus margarita
  • Redbelly dace Phoxinus eos
  • Redside dace Clinostomus elongatus
  • Relict dace Relictus solitarius
  • Rosyside dace Clinostomus funduloides
  • Saskatchewan dace Platygobio gracilis
  • Schmidt's dace Leuciscus schmidti
  • Shining dace Semotilus corporalis
  • Siberian dace Leuciscus baicalensis
  • Southern redbelly dace Phoxinus erythrogaster
  • Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus
  • Syr-Darya dace Leuciscus squaliusculus
  • Tennessee dace Phoxinus tennesseensis
  • Umatilla dace Rhinichthys umatilla
  • Umpqua dace Rhinichthys evermanni
  • Zeravshan dace Leuciscus lehmanni

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