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Dace
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Real-world info
Name: Tribolodon hakonensis (Japanese redfin dace) Family: Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ウグイ  황어  Lasca  Hasel  雅罗鱼  Vandoise  Leucisco  Serpeling  珠星三塊魚  Vandoise  Leucisco  Елец

The dace is a river fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori and appearing in all following entries. Daces can be found in throughout the year in rivers from 4 PM - 9 AM as a medium-sized shadow.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#6

"I caught a dace! Daces wild!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year	All year
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Selling price	200 Bells
Feng shui	None
Furniture size

In Wild World

#4

"I caught a dace! Dace in the hole!"

Description	They're just the Average Joe of the fish world.
Time of year	All year
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	Nov – Mar
Location	River
Shadow size	Small
Fish size	35 cm
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#4

"I caught a dace! Wooo! In your face!"

Description	These are often underrated as common because they go for almost any bait.
Time of year	All year
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	About 14 in.
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#4

"I caught a dace! Wrong place, Mr. Dace!"

Time of year	All year
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	Nov – Mar
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Fish size	35 cm
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#81

Availability	Not currently available 2019-01-22 – 2019-01-29 (Fishing Tourney #10) 2019-12-27 – 2020-03-27 2020-12-28 – 2021-03-26 2021-12-24 – 2022-03-24 2022-12-26 – 2023-03-23 2023-12-26 – 2024-03-26
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Medium
Size	29.2 cm – 40.8 cm
Rarity	★★
Selling price	300 Bells
Version added	Unknown
Villager gift data	Tier: 3 (Uncommon+) Rewards:  1,500 Bells Fortune cookie (20%) +3 Friendship points

In New Horizons

#4

"I caught a dace! Hope I have some space!"

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Location	River
Shadow size	Medium
Rarity	Common
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  240 Bells  C.J.:  360 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

As with all fish in the Animal Crossing series, the dace can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will also give a small talk about it.

In Animal Crossing

Upon the dace's donation, Blathers will give a generic comment about it.

"This is one of those fish that seem to mysteriously disappear from time to time. Drives fishermen batty, wot! Have no fear, dear friend! You're leaving this beauty in very good wings, hmmm? Hoo! Owl humor. Hoo hoo!"

In Wild World

"I can't say I've ever seen this on a menu... To be honest, I can see why! It's rather bony...and one must consider the stench... No, none too appetizing."

In City Folk

"Most fishermen think of dace as a bit of a nuisance because they interfere with catching more desired fish. This fish cares not... During spawning season, the dace dons a bright orange stripe across its belly! Even nuisance fish get the urge to dress up and strut a bit, eh wot?"

In New Leaf

"Dace can live in cloudier, murkier water than most but are easy to see as their numbers are so plentiful. They are related to carp, and some species of dace live in the ocean as well as rivers and streams. During mating season, the bellies of the males develop an orange stripe to indicate their intent to mate."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"Dace are shiny little fish that enjoy freshwater streams with gravelly bottoms and plenty of sunlight. What a fishy paradise...until the larger fish move in and begin eating the dace! Sadly, the shiny dace are easy for other fish to spot, which makes them a popular snack. However, this particular specimen here has no need to worry. There's a strict "No Eating Your Neighbor" policy at this institution."

Once donated to the museum, the dace can be found in the second level of the waterfall tank with the tilapia and freshwater goby.

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a dace, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"All a dace needs is a little salt and pepper and a few minutes on the grill! Num! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"All a dace needs is a little salt and pepper and maybe a few minutes on the grill to get it just right. But I'm just gonna go ahead and eat this guy raw! YUM!"

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Real-world information

A real-life dace

Daces are members of the subfamily Leuciscinae and are from the family Cyprinidae frequently known as minnows. Members of this group that is called daces include the genera Leuciscus (which includes the common dace), Tribolodon (which includes the Japanese dace), and Meda (the pikedace). More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	ウグイ Ugui	Japanese dace
	황어 Hwang-eo	Japanese dace
	雅罗鱼 Yǎluóyú / zhūxīng sānkuàiyú	Leuciscus / Japanese dace
	珠星三塊魚 Unknown
	Елец Yelets	Common dace
	Serpeling	Common dace
	Hasel	Common dace
	Leucisco	Leuciscus
	Vandoise	Common dace
	Lasca	South European nase, a close relative of the daces

Notes

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