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 Cyprinidae which is native to Europe but which has been introduced to other parts of the world. It is a quarry species for coa ...

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

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

, mostly in subfamily

Leuciscinae Leuciscinae is a subfamily of the freshwater fish family Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows. Members of the Old World (OW) clade of minnows within this subfamily are known as European minnows. As the name suggests, most members of the O ...

. 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 Cyprinidae 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 ''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 ...

'' (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 formerly 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 Nass ...

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

Eremichthys acros The desert dace (''Eremichthys acros'') is a rare cyprinid fish known only from the warm springs and creeks of Soldier Meadow in western Humboldt County, Nevada, USA. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Eremichthys''. The species is ...

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

Leuciscus ''Leuciscus'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are inland water fishes commonly called Eurasian daces. The genus is widespread from Europe to Siberia. Species broadly distributed in Europe include the common dace ''Le ...

'' * Fallfish, ''

Semotilus corporalis The fallfish (''Semotilus corporalis'') is a North American freshwater fish, a chub in the family Cyprinidae. 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'', known as the creek chub or the common creek chub, is a small minnow, a freshwater fish found in the eastern US and Canada. Differing in size and color depending on origin of development, the creek chub can usually be ...

'' (a creek chub) * Japanese dace ''

Tribolodon hakonensis The big-scaled redfin (''Tribolodon hakonensis''), also known as the Japanese dace and ugui, is a medium-sized Asian fish. First described by Albert Günther in 1877 as ''Leuciscus hakonensis'', it is the type specimen of the genus ''Tribolodon'' ...

'', genus ''

Tribolodon ''Tribolodon'' (Redfin dace) is a genus of cyprinid fishes found in marine and freshwater in Eastern Asia. Species There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: * ''Tribolodon brandtii'' ( Dybowski, 1872) (Pacific redfin) * ''Tribolod ...

'' * Korean splendid dace, ''

Coreoleuciscus splendidus ''Coreoleuciscus splendidus'', also known as the swiri or Korean splendid dace, is a species of fish from the cyprinid Family (biology), family Endemism, endemic to rivers of Korea, rivers of the Korean peninsula. It was first scientifically des ...

'' (a monotypic genus) * Lake Candidus dace, ''

Candidia barbata ''Candidia barbata'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Candidia''. It is endemic to Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwes ...

'' * Mexican daces, genus †''

Evarra ''Evarra'' was a genus of small ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. All species in the genus were restricted to waters in the Valley of Mexico and are now extinct due to habitat loss (their habitat dried out with remaining waters in the reg ...

'' * Moapa dace, ''

Moapa coriacea The moapa dace (''Moapa coriacea'') is a rare cyprinid fish of southern Nevada, United States, found only in the upper parts of the Muddy (formerly Moapa) River, and in the warm springs that give rise to the river. It is the only species of the ...

'' (a monotypic genus) * Northwest dace, '' Mylocheilus caurinus'' (a peamouth) * Allegheny pearl dace, ''

Margariscus margarita The Allegheny pearl dace (''Margariscus margarita'') 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 ra ...

'' * Northern pearl dace, ''

Margariscus nachtriebi The northern pearl dace (''Margariscus nachtriebi'') is a freshwater ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ra ...

'' * Ponto-Caspian daces, genus ''

Petroleuciscus ''Petroleuciscus'' is a genus of four species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It was usually included in ''Leuciscus'' until recently. This genus unites the Ponto-Caspian chubs and daces. Recent research has indicated that ''Petrole ...

'' * Redbelly daces, genus ''

Chrosomus ''Chrosomus'' is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. There are currently seven recognized species in this genus. They have sometimes been included in ''Phoxinus''. They ...

'' * Redside daces, genus ''

Clinostomus ''Clinostomus'' is a genus of cyprinid fish that occur in eastern North America. There are two species in this genus. Species * '' Clinostomus elongatus'' ( Kirtland, 1840) (Redside dace) * ''Clinostomus funduloides The rosyside dace (''Clino ...

'', e.g. **

Redside dace The redside dace (''Clinostomus elongatus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, 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 w ...

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

Clinostomus funduloides The rosyside dace (''Clinostomus funduloides'') is a species of cyprinid fish. This fish is about 11 centimeters long. The lower parts of its sides are red, giving rise to its name, and the upper parts of its sides are dark green. The rosyside d ...

'' * Relict dace, ''

Relictus solitarius The relict dace (''Relictus solitarius'') is a cyprinid fish of the Great Basin of western North America. It is the sole member of its genus. Relict dace coloration is variable, but generally dusky overall, with olive and brassy shades dorsally. ...

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

Rhinichthys ''Rhinichthys'', known as the riffle daces, is a genus of freshwater fish in the carp family (Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes. The type species is ''Rhinichthys atratulus'', the blacknose dace. ''Rhinichthys'' species range throughout Nor ...

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

Platygobio gracilis The flathead chub (''Platygobio gracilis'') is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Platygobio''.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. (2011)''Platygobio''.FishBase. It is native to North Americ ...

'' (a

flathead chub The flathead chub (''Platygobio gracilis'') is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Platygobio''.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. (2011)''Platygobio''.FishBase. It is native to North Americ ...

) * Shining dace, ''

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

Meda fulgida The spikedace (''Meda fulgida'') is an endangered species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. 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 r ...

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

Lepidomeda ''Lepidomeda'' is a genus of cyprinid fish, commonly known as the spinedaces, found in western North America. Of the four known species, one is extinct and two are threatened. They appear to be fairly close to the leatherside chub and the spike ...

'' Daces not in Cyprinidae * Sea dace, the

European seabass The European bass (''Dicentrarchus labrax'') is a primarily ocean-going fish native to the waters off Europe's western and southern and Africa's northern coasts, though it can also be found in shallow coastal waters and river mouths during the su ...

(''Dicentrarchus labrax'') of the Moronidae

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