Dace
Dace (dās) , noun
[Written also dare, dart, from French dard dase, dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, from an Old French nom. darz. See Dart a javelin.]
(Zoology) A small European cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus, formerly Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare.
In America the name is given to several related fishes of the genera Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see Redfin.