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Japanese dace

Pseudaspius hakonensis (Günther, 1877)

Status not recordedbony fish

The japanese dace (Pseudaspius hakonensis) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the japanese 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 japanese dace live?

Not recorded

Is the japanese 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 japanese dace classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusPseudaspius
  7. SpeciesPseudaspius hakonensis (Günther, 1877)

Synonyms Leuciscus hakonensis, Leuciscus hakuensis, Leuciscus phalacrocorax, Phoxinus septentrionalis, Richardsonius hakunensis, Tribolodon hakonensis, Tribolodon hakuensis, Tribolodon hakunensis, Tribolodon punctatum

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Big-scaled redfinEnglish
  • Big-scalled redfinEnglish
  • Bigscale redfinEnglish
  • Bigscaled redfinEnglish
  • maruta sachalinskáCzech
  • Leucisco japonésSpanish
  • ウグイJapanese
  • 황어Korean
  • красноперка-угайRussian
  • Крупночешуйная красноперкаRussian
  • Крупночешуйный угайRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the japanese dace

Other species in the same genus Pseudaspius.

Redfin

Pseudaspius leptocephalus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Ezo dace

Pseudaspius sachalinensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the japanese dace?

The japanese dace (Pseudaspius hakonensis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Japanese dace (Pseudaspius hakonensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/japanese-dace

MLA

“Japanese dace (Pseudaspius hakonensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/japanese-dace.

BibTeX
@misc{japanese_dace_2026,
  title = {Japanese dace (Pseudaspius hakonensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/japanese-dace},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}