Cyprinidae

Danilevskii's dace

Leuciscus danilewskii

Fish Reaching Twenty Four Centimeters in European Waters

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Europe
• Elongated
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Leuciscus danilewskii, also referred to as the Danilevskii's dace or Don dace, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species occurs in the Don River basin in Ukraine and Russia. It is similar to the common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus), and is thought to replace it in the Don basin.