Common dace

Common dace
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Leuciscus
Species:
L. leuciscus
Binomial name
Leuciscus leuciscus
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus leuciscus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cyprinus dobula Linnaeus, 1758
  • Leuciscus dobula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cyprinus grislagine Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cyprinus graining Walbaum, 1792
  • Cyprinus squalus Walbaum, 1792
  • Cyprinus umbra Walbaum, 1792
  • Cyprinus lancastriensis Shaw, 1804
  • Cyprinus simus Römer-Büchner, 1827
  • Leuciscus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
  • Leuciscus argenteus Fitzinger, 1832
  • Leuciscus rostratus Agassiz, 1835
  • Leuciscus rodens Agassiz, 1835
  • Leuciscus majalis Agassiz, 1835
  • Cyprinus mugilis Vallot, 1837
  • Leuciscus rostratus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Leuciscus saltator Bonaparte, 1846
  • Squalius lepusculus Heckel, 1852
  • Squalius chalybeius Heckel, 1852
  • Cyprinus salax Gronow, 1854
  • Squalius mehdem Warpachowski, 1897
  • Idus stagnalis Dubalen, 1913

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 coarse anglers.

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