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Don dace

Leuciscus danilewskii (Kessler, 1877)

Status not recordedbony fish

The don dace (Leuciscus danilewskii) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the don dace

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the don dace live?

Not recorded

Is the don dace endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the don dace classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusLeuciscus
  7. SpeciesLeuciscus danilewskii (Kessler, 1877)

Synonyms Squalius danilewskii

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • jelec DanilevskéhoCzech
  • doninseipiFinnish
  • Елец ДанилевскогоRussian
  • Ялець ДанилевськогоUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the don dace

Other species in the same genus Leuciscus.

LC, Least Concern
Ide (Leuciscus idus)

Ide

Leuciscus idus

Cyprinidae

LC, Least Concern
Common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)

Common dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

Cyprinidae

Amur ide

Leuciscus waleckii

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Baikal dace

Leuciscus baicalensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDon dace vs IdeDon dace vs Common daceDon dace vs Amur ideDon dace vs Issyk-Kul dace

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the don dace?

The don dace (Leuciscus danilewskii) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Don dace (Leuciscus danilewskii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/don-dace

MLA

“Don dace (Leuciscus danilewskii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/don-dace.

BibTeX
@misc{don_dace_2026,
  title = {Don dace (Leuciscus danilewskii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/don-dace},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}