Dace

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Artwork of dace
Real-world info
Name: Tribolodon hakonensis
(Japanese redfin dace)

Family: Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
Main appearances

Other appearances
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[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#6
Dace
"I caught a dace! Daces wild!"
Dace
Time of year[nb 1] All year
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Location River
Shadow size Medium
Selling price  200 Bells
Feng shui None
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#4

Dace
"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 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#4

Dace
"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 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#4

Dace
"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 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#81

Dace

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 PC Map Icon.png 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:


In New Horizons[edit]

#4

Dace
"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 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

"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[edit]

"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[edit]

"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[edit]

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[edit]

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

In City Folk[edit]

"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[edit]

"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!"

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

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[edit]

Japanese ウグイ
Ugui
Japanese dace

Korean 황어
Hwang-eo
Japanese dace

Simplified Chinese 雅罗鱼
Yǎluóyú / zhūxīng sānkuàiyú
Leuciscus / Japanese dace

Traditional Chinese 珠星三塊魚
Unknown

Russian Елец
Yelets
Common dace

Dutch Serpeling Common dace

German Hasel Common dace

European Spanish Leucisco Leuciscus

European French Vandoise Common dace

Italian Lasca South European nase, a close relative of the daces

Notes[edit]

  1. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.