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The
Common Dace (
Leuciscus leuciscus), also known as the
Dare or the
Dart, is a
freshwater or
brackish fish belonging to the
family Cyprinidae. It is an inhabitant of the rivers and streams of
Europe north of the
Alps as well as in
Asia, but it's most abundant in those of
France and
Germany, as well as having spread to
Ireland where it's used as a bait fish. It will grow to a maximum length of 15¾
inches (40
centimeters), a maximum weight of 2.2
lb (1
kg), and may live for up to 16 years.
The Common Dace natively lives in a
temperate climate and prefers water with a 6.0 to 8.0
pH and an ideal temperature range of 39 to 72
°F (4 to 22
°C). It prefers clear
streams flowing over a
gravelly bottom, and deep, still water, keeping close to the bottom in
winter but disporting itself near the surface, in the sunshine of
summer. It is preyed upon by the larger
predaceous fishes of fresh waters, and owing to its silvery appearance is a favorite bait in
pike angling. Its flesh is wholesome and is sometimes caught for food, but isn't held in much estimation. While typically a freshwater fish, the Dace enters
brackish waters in the eastern
Baltic Sea.
The Dace is a lively, active fish, of gregarious habits, and exceedingly prolific, depositing its pale yellow eggs in the
spring at the
roots of
aquatic plants or in the gravelly beds of the shallow, flowing streams it frequents. It poses a risk as a potential pest in some areas. In appearance it closely resembles the
Roach in both size and shape, with the head and back of a dusky blue color and the sides of a shining silvery aspect, with numerous dark lines running along the course of the scales. The
ventral and
anal fins are white, tinged with pale red,; and the
dorsal,
pectoral and
caudal tipped with black. The dace feeds on
worms,
insects,
insect-larvae,
snails, and also rarely on
vegetable matter.
In the
United States, the name of
dace is also applied to members of other
genera of the family; the
horned dace (
Semnotilus atromaculatus) is a well-known species.
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