plural dace
1
: a small freshwater European cyprinid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus)
2
: any of various small North American freshwater cyprinid fishes
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In Iowa, the majority of the deceased fish were minnows, shiners, dace, or chub, though thousands of channel catfish and at least 264 flatheads were killed, too, along with carp and sunfish.
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Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024
The trickling rivulets that feed Bear Creek are also home to various salamanders, including the northern slimy, Allegheny mountain dusky, northern dusky and northern two-line varieties, Ormiston said, which like the redside dace are indicators of good water quality.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
Santa Ana suckers, speckled dace and arroyo chubs.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2020
As a result, the creek has a considerable diversity of aquatic life that includes the redside dace, a colorful minnow with a red bar along its side.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
Red-bellied dace can be an important food in one river, while the common shiner means chow-time in another.
—A.j. McClane, Field & Stream, 24 Nov. 2020
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Foskett speckled dace is one of several fish species that have seen comebacks in recent years.
—USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2019
Federal wildlife officials have proposed removing federal protections for the Foskett speckled dace, which is found only in Lake County.
—Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, 3 Jan. 2018
There also have been sightings of longnose dace, a type of minnow on the state's priority list for species conservation.
—Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
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Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024
The trickling rivulets that feed Bear Creek are also home to various salamanders, including the northern slimy, Allegheny mountain dusky, northern dusky and northern two-line varieties, Ormiston said, which like the redside dace are indicators of good water quality.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
Santa Ana suckers, speckled dace and arroyo chubs.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2020
As a result, the creek has a considerable diversity of aquatic life that includes the redside dace, a colorful minnow with a red bar along its side.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
Red-bellied dace can be an important food in one river, while the common shiner means chow-time in another.
—A.j. McClane, Field & Stream, 24 Nov. 2020
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Foskett speckled dace is one of several fish species that have seen comebacks in recent years.
—USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2019
Federal wildlife officials have proposed removing federal protections for the Foskett speckled dace, which is found only in Lake County.
—Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, 3 Jan. 2018
There also have been sightings of longnose dace, a type of minnow on the state's priority list for species conservation.
—Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
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