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Common dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,418, February 1,047, March 1,640, April 2,581, May 3,721, June 4,057, July 4,342, August 3,734, September 2,741, October 2,046, November 1,118, December 874.
United States29,320
Alaska29,319
United Kingdom152
England151
Russia130
France27
Ukraine26
Denmark23
Midtjylland23
Bashkortostan16

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusLeuciscus

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