Dace
Appearance
Adaceis a small fish that can be one of many different species. The unmodified name is usually a reference to thecommon dace(Leuciscus leuciscus). This, like most fish called "daces", belongs to the familyCyprinidae,mostly in subfamilyLeuciscinae.
Daces in the Cyprinidae:
- Common dace,Leuciscus leuciscus
- Chinese mud carp,Cirrhinus chinensis(called "dace" in Hong Kong) ormud carp(Cirrhinus molitorella)
- Columbia River dace,Ptychocheilus oregonensis(a pikeminnow)
- Desert dace,Eremichthys acros(a monotypic genus)
- European daces, genusLeuciscus
- Fallfish,Semotilus corporalis(a creek chub called "dace" in Canada)
- Horned dace,Semotilus atromaculatus(a creek chub)
- Japanese daceTribolodon hakonensis,genusTribolodon
- Korean splendid dace,Coreoleuciscus splendidus
- Lake Candidus dace,Candidia barbata
- Mexican daces, genus†Evarra
- Moapa dace,Moapa coriacea(a monotypic genus)
- Northwest dace,Mylocheilus caurinus(a peamouth)
- Allegheny pearl dace,Margariscus margarita
- Northern pearl dace,Margariscus nachtriebi
- Ponto-Caspian daces, genusPetroleuciscus
- Redbelly daces, genusChrosomus
- Redside daces, genusClinostomus,e.g.
- Redside daceClinostomus elongatus
- Rosyside daceClinostomus funduloides
- Relict dace,Relictus solitarius(a monotypic genus)
- Riffle daces, genusRhinichthys(includingTiaroga)
- Saskatchewan dace,Platygobio gracilis(aflathead chub)
- Shining dace,Semotilus corporalis(a creek chub)
- Spikedace,Meda fulgida(a monotypic genus)
- Spinedaces, genusLepidomeda
Daces not in Cyprinidae
- Sea dace, theEuropean seabass(Dicentrarchus labrax) of the Moronidae