A dace is a small fish that can be one of many different species. The unmodified name is usually a reference to the

common dace The common dace (''Leuciscus leuciscus'') is a species of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish from the family Leuciscidae which is native to Europe but which has been introduced to other parts of the world. It is a quarry species for co ...

(''Leuciscus leuciscus''). This, like most fish called "daces", belongs to the family

Leuciscidae Leuciscidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes, formerly classified as a subfamily of the Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows. Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnow ...

, mostly in subfamily

Leuciscinae Leuciscinae is a subfamily of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae, which includes the fishes known as daces, chubs, shiners and minnows. The fishes in this subfamily are mainly found i ...

. Daces in the Cyprinidae: * Common dace, ''

Leuciscus leuciscus The common dace (''Leuciscus leuciscus'') is a species of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish from the family Leuciscidae which is native to Europe but which has been introduced to other parts of the world. It is a quarry species for co ...

'' * Chinese mud carp, '' Cirrhinus chinensis'' (called "dace" in Hong Kong) or

mud carp ''Cirrhinus molitorella'' (mud carp or dace) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Cirrhinus'' found mainly in southern China and Vietnam. History The mud carp is a native Asian freshwater fish with a broad distribution from the Mekong ...

(''Cirrhinus molitorella'') * Columbia River dace, ''

Ptychocheilus oregonensis The Northern pikeminnow, Columbia River dace or colloquially Squawfish (''Ptychocheilus oregonensis'') is a large member of the minnow family, Leuciscidae. This predatory freshwater fish is native to northwestern North America, ranging from the N ...

'' (a pikeminnow) * Desert dace, ''

Eremichthys acros The desert dace (''Eremichthys acros'') is a rare species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs and related fishes. This fish is restricted to the wa ...

'' (a monotypic genus) * European daces, genus ''

Leuciscus ''Leuciscus'' is a genus of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. They are inland water fishes commonly called Eurasian daces. Th ...

'' * Fallfish, ''

Semotilus corporalis The fallfish (''Semotilus corporalis'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. The fallfish is the largest minnow species native to Eastern North America. Description Average specimens generally measure about in ...

'' (a creek chub called "dace" in Canada) * Horned dace, ''

Semotilus atromaculatus ''Semotilus atromaculatus'', the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is found in the eastern US and Canada. Differing in size and color depending on or ...

'' (a creek chub) * Japanese dace '' Tribolodon hakonensis'', genus ''

Tribolodon ''Pseudaspius'', the redfin daces, is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. The fishes in this genus arefound in marine and freshwater in eastern A ...

'' * Korean splendid dace, '' Coreoleuciscus splendidus'' * Lake Candidus dace, ''

Candidia barbata ''Candidia barbata'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae. This species is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an islan ...

'' * Mexican daces, genus

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Evarra ''Evarra'' was a genus of small ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. All species in the genus were restricted to waters in the Valley of Mexico and are now extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endl ...

'' * Moapa dace, ''

Moapa coriacea The moapa dace (''Gila coriacea'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species. This is a rare fish found in southern Nevada, United Stat ...

'' (a monotypic genus) * Northwest dace, ''

Mylocheilus caurinus The peamouth (''Mylocheilus caurinus''), also known as the peamouth chub, redmouth sucker or northwestern dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in wester ...

'' (a peamouth) * Allegheny pearl dace, ''

Margariscus margarita The Allegheny pearl dace (''Margariscus margarita'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. It is a demersal, freshwater fish, with a dark gr ...

'' * Northern pearl dace, '' Margariscus nachtriebi'' * Ponto-Caspian daces, genus ''

Petroleuciscus ''Petroleuciscus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. It was usually included in ''Leuciscus'' until recently. This genus unites the Ponto- ...

'' * Redbelly daces, genus ''

Chrosomus ''Chrosomus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. These fishes ...

'' * Redside daces, genus ''

Clinostomus ''Clinostomus'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae Leuciscidae is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes, formerly classified as a subfamily of the Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows. Members of ...

'', e.g. **

Redside dace The redside dace (''Clinostomus elongatus'') is a North American species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish in the Family (biology), family Leuciscidae. It is a surface-feeding specialist, thus acting as a conduit for nutrient transfe ...

''Clinostomus elongatus'' ** Rosyside dace ''

Clinostomus funduloides The rosyside dace (''Clinostomus funduloides'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This fish is endemic to the southeastern United States. This fish is about 11 centimeters long. ...

'' * Relict dace, ''

Relictus solitarius The relict dace (''Relictus solitarius'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This fish occurs in the Great Basin of western North A ...

'' (a monotypic genus) * Riffle daces, genus ''

Rhinichthys ''Rhinichthys'', known as the riffle daces, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. The type species is '' Rhinichthys atratulus'', the blacknose dace. ''Rhinichthys'' spec ...

'' (including ''Tiaroga'') * Saskatchewan dace, ''

Platygobio gracilis The flathead chub (''Platygobio gracilis'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Platygobio''.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. ...

'' (a

flathead chub The flathead chub (''Platygobio gracilis'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Platygobio''.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. ...

) * Shining dace, ''

'' (a creek chub) * Spikedace, ''

Meda fulgida The spikedace (''Meda fulgida'') is an endangered species of ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States. It lives in fast-moving streams. Description The maximum length of the spikedace ...

'' (a monotypic genus) * Spinedaces, genus ''

Lepidomeda ''Lepidomeda'' is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. The fishes in this genus are commonly known as the spinedaces, found in western Nort ...

'' Daces not in Cyprinidae * Sea dace, the

European seabass The European seabass (''Dicentrarchus labrax''), also known as the branzino, European bass, sea bass, common bass, white bass, capemouth, white salmon, sea perch, white mullet, sea dace or loup de mer, is a primarily ocean-going fish native to the ...

(''Dicentrarchus labrax'') of the Moronidae

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