Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Leuciscus danilewskii | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Leuciscus Rank Species | |
Similar Barbus tauricus, Azov shemaya, Dnieper barbel, Stellate tadpole‑goby, Rhynchocypris percnurus | ||
Leuciscus danilewskii, referred to as the Danilevskii's dace or Don dace, is a species of freshwater fish of the cyprinid family, inhabiting the Don River basin in Ukraine and Russia. It is similar to the common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus), and thought to replace it in the Don basin.
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