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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Soups are customizable with wontons, dumplings, or dace fish balls, and they can also be paired with noodles: Have your choice of duck egg noodle, flat rice noodle, vermicelli, or udon.
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Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
Following last year’s Bridge fire, which scorched habitat in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River, 503 rainbows — in addition to Santa Ana speckled dace, Santa Ana sucker and arroyo chub — were relocated to nearby streams, Evans said.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
Following last year’s Bridge fire, which scorched habitat in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River, 503 rainbows — in addition to Santa Ana speckled dace, Santa Ana sucker and arroyo chub — were relocated to nearby streams, Evans said.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Dace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dace. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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