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Common Dace - Leuciscus leuciscus
Common Dace - Leuciscus leuciscus (Linnaeus, 1758) [more of this species]
A riverine species most similar to a small chub. The main difference is the shape of the anal fins. In the dace they convex shaped where as in chub they are concave. Dace also have a smaller mouth and the scales are dark at the base, where as chub scales have pigmentation only on the edges and not the base.
Date: February 5, 2010
Location: London Zoo [more at this location]
Country: United Kingdom
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Common Dace - Leuciscus leuciscus
Common Dace - Leuciscus leuciscus (Linnaeus, 1758) [more of this species]
A riverine species most similar to a small chub. The main difference is the shape of the anal fins. In the dace they convex shaped where as in chub they are concave. Dace also have a smaller mouth and the scales are dark at the base, where as chub scales have pigmentation only on the edges and not the base.
Date: February 5, 2010
Location: London Zoo [more at this location]
Country: United Kingdom
Click here to view my photographic wildlife checklists
©Copyright Notice
This photograph and all those within my photostream are protected by copyright. They may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without written permission.