Common dace

Common dace
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Leuciscus
Species:
L. leuciscus
Binomial name
Leuciscus leuciscus
Synonyms
List
    • Cyprinus leuciscus Linnaeus, 1758
    • Cyprinus dobula Linnaeus, 1758
    • Cyprinus grislagine Linnaeus, 1758
    • Cyprinus graining Walbaum, 1792
    • Cyprinus umbra Walbaum, 1792
    • Cyprinus graining Bloch & Schneider, 1801
    • Cyprinus lancastreinsis Shaw, 1804
    • Cyprinus simus Römer-Büchner, 1827
    • Leuciscus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
    • Leuciscus asgenteus Fitzinger, 1832
    • Leuciscus majalis Agassiz, 1835
    • Leuciscus rodens Agassiz, 1835
    • Cyprinus mugilis Vallot, 1837
    • Leuciscus rostratus Valenciennes, 1844
    • Leuciscus saltator Bonaparte, 1846
    • Squalius chalybeus Heckel, 1852
    • Cyprinus slax Gronow, 1854
    • Squalius vulgaris var. minor Walecki, 1863
    • Squalius vulgaris var. robustior, Walecki, 1863
    • Squalius mehdem, Warpachowski, 1897
    • Idus stagnatilis Dubalen, 1913
    • Leuciscus leuciscus roulei Bertin & Estève, 1948

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 coarse anglers.