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'''Dace''' is a common name encompassing many unrelated taxa of pelagic ray-finned fishes, placed in varying genera and families. The synonymous name usually denotes members of the family Leuciscidae (esp. the common dace (''Leuciscus leuciscus'')).

Most members known as '''daces''', fall in the order Cypriniformes (notably the suborder Cyprinoidei), with one unrelated species in the order Acanthuriformes:

Order Cypriniformes: * Common dace, ''Leuciscus leuciscus'' * Chinese mud carp, ''Cirrhinus chinensis'' (called "dace" in Hong Kong) or mud carp (''Cirrhinus molitorella'') * Columbia River dace, ''Ptychocheilus oregonensis'' (a pikeminnow) * Desert dace, ''Eremichthys acros'' (a monotypic genus) * European daces, genus ''Leuciscus'' * Fallfish, ''Semotilus corporalis'' (a creek chub called "dace" in Canada) * Horned dace, ''Semotilus atromaculatus'' (a creek chub) * Japanese dace ''Tribolodon hakonensis'', genus ''Tribolodon'' * Korean splendid dace, ''Coreoleuciscus splendidus'' * Lake Candidus dace, ''Candidia barbata'' * Mexican daces, genus ''Evarra'' * Moapa dace, ''Moapa coriacea'' (a monotypic genus) * Northwest dace, ''Mylocheilus caurinus'' (a peamouth) * Allegheny pearl dace, ''Margariscus margarita'' * Northern pearl dace, ''Margariscus nachtriebi'' * Ponto-Caspian daces, genus ''Petroleuciscus'' * Redbelly daces, genus ''Chrosomus'' * Redside daces, genus ''Clinostomus'', e.g.<!-- Example species are placeholders for genera that do not have own articles yet. Do not add species in this article when the genus article exists. --> ** Redside dace ''Clinostomus elongatus'' ** Rosyside dace ''Clinostomus funduloides'' * Relict dace, ''Relictus solitarius'' (a monotypic genus) * Riffle daces, genus ''Rhinichthys'' (including ''Tiaroga'') * Saskatchewan dace, ''Platygobio gracilis'' (a flathead chub) * Shining dace, ''Semotilus corporalis'' (a creek chub) * Spikedace, ''Meda fulgida'' (a monotypic genus) * Spinedaces, genus ''Lepidomeda''

Order Acanthuriformes: * European seabass (''Dicentrarchus labrax'')

==See also== * Vendace (disambiguation) * Chub (disambiguation) * Minnow * Roach (fish) * Shiner (fish)

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