Common dace

Common dace
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Leuciscus
Species:
L. leuciscus
Binomial name
Leuciscus leuciscus
Synonyms
  • 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.