Dace

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: Hello

• 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 Leuciscus
• Fallfish, Semotilus corporalis (a creek chub called "dace" in Canada)
• Horned Dace, Semotilus atromaculatus (a creek chub)
• Korean Splendid Dace, Coreoleuciscus splendidus (a monotypic genus)
• Lake Candidus Dace, Candidia barbatus (a ttmlmonotypic genus)
• Mexican daces, genus Evarra
• Moapa Dace, Moapa coriacea (a monotypic genus)
• Northwest Dace, Mylocheilus caurinus (a peamouth)
• Pearl Dace, Margariscus margarita (a monotypic genus)
• Ponto-Caspian daces, genus Petroleuciscus
• Redbelly daces, genus Phoxinus
• Redside daces, genus Clinostomus, e.g.
  • Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
  • Rosyside Dace Clinostomus funduloides
• Relict Dace, Relictus solitarius (a monotypic genus)
• Riffle daces, genus Rhinichthys (including Tiaroga)
• Saskatchewan Dace, Platygobio gracilis (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 seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) of the Moronidae

See also

• Vendace (disambiguation)
• USS Dace, two different US Navy submarines named after (unspecified) daces
• Chub (disambiguation)
• Minnow
• Roach (fish)
• Shiner (fish)