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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae
- genusLeuciscus
- SpeciesLeuciscus danilewskii (Kessler, 1877)
Synonyms Squalius danilewskii
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- jelec DanilevskéhoCzech
- doninseipiFinnish
- Елец ДанилевскогоRussian
- Ялець ДанилевськогоUkrainian
Relatives of the don dace
Other species in the same genus Leuciscus.

Ide
Leuciscus idus

Common dace
Leuciscus leuciscus
Amur ide
Leuciscus waleckii
Issyk-Kul dace
Leuciscus bergi
Baikal dace
Leuciscus baicalensis
Zarafshan dace
Leuciscus lehmanni
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.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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