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Common dace

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Common dace

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Also known as Leuciscus leuciscus, Dace

species of ray-finned fish

OverviewAI-generated

The common dace, scientifically named *Leuciscus leuciscus*, is a species within the genus *Leuciscus*. It belongs to the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is also referred to by the common names Dace, Hasel, Бөгәрсә, and Darz. Its taxonomic status is accepted.

This organism inhabits brackish and freshwater environments. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2024. The species is documented in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

dace

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderCypriniformes
  4. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Common dace” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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