Common dace

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Common dace

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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[2]
  • 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
.

Description

The common dace differs from other members in the

caudal fin is forked.[3] The dorsal fin has 2–3 spines and 7–9 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8–9 soft rays. The maximum size attained is a total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).[2]

Distribution

The common dace is native to Europe and northern Asia where its occurs in the basins of the

Leuciscus baicalensis and Leuciscus dzungaricus
.

This species has been widely introduced in areas of Europe where it did not previously occur. For example, it has become established in Ireland since the early 1900s, having been taken there as a bait fish to catch larger fish such as pike.[2] Following its introduction in Ireland, it has benefited from parasite release, meaning that with its introduction it has lost its normal set of parasites and might thus have a competitive advantage over native species.[4]

Habitat and biology

The common dace is found in rivers and streams, sometime occurring in lakes or in the brackish water at the mouths of rivers.[3] It is a surface dwelling fish which gather in shoals of adults in the lower reaches of rivers and backwaters during the winter. Some adults remain upstream in the spawning grounds all winter as well. At spawning time, in March and April, they migrate up stream to lay their pale yellow eggs on shallow gravel beds in fast flowing streams, the eggs attach to gravel and stones. The juveniles hide among the cavities and roots in the bankside vegetation and as they mature they move into faster flowing water. The main food for common dace is small invertebrates.[2]

Angling

The common dace is fished for by coarse anglers and the British rod caught record is 1.32 pounds (.599 kg).[5] In some parts of Europe it is eaten[2] but it is not highly regarded as a food fish.[6] It is used as bait by anglers[2] and that is thought to be the mechanism by which it was introduced to and spread in Ireland.[6]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T11887A3312583.en
    . Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Leuciscus leuciscus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0600596907
    .
  4. PMID 32924909
    .
  5. ^ British Record (Rod Caught) Fish Committee (19 July 2021). "Coarse Fish Records as at July 2021" (PDF). anglingtrust.net.
  6. ^ a b "Leuciscus leuciscus Dace Deas". National Biodiversity Data Centre. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

External links

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