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Dace
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Real-world info
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Name: Tribolodon hakonensis (Japanese redfin dace) Family: Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
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Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages
雅罗鱼
Vandoise
Leucisco
Serpeling
珠星三塊魚
Vandoise
Leucisco
Елец
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The dace is a river fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori.
Catch details[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
#4

"I caught a dace! Dace in the hole!"
Description
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They're just the Average Joe of the fish world.
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Time of year
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All year
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Time of day
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4 PM – 9 AM
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Peak times
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Nov – Mar
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Location
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River
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Shadow size
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Small
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Fish size
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35 cm
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Selling price
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200 Bells
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Furniture size
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In City Folk[edit]
#4

"I caught a dace! Wooo! In your face!"
Description
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These are often underrated as common because they go for almost any bait.
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Time of year
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All year
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Time of day
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4 PM – 9 AM
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Peak times
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N/A
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Location
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River
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Shadow size
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Medium
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Fish size
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About 14 in.
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Selling price
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200 Bells
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Furniture size
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In New Leaf[edit]
#4

"I caught a dace! Wrong place, Mr. Dace!"
Time of year
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All year
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Time of day
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4 PM – 9 AM
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Peak times
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Nov – Mar
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Location
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River
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Shadow size
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Medium
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Fish size
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35 cm
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Selling price
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200 Bells
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Furniture size
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
Event availability
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Fishing Tourney #10
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Location
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Lost Lure Creek
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Shadow size
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Medium
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Fish size
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29.2 cm - 40.8 cm
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Rarity
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★★
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Catch rate
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Cannot be caught at this time
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Selling price
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300 Bells
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Request reward
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1,500 Bells, 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)
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In New Horizons[edit]
#4

"I caught a dace! Hope I have some space!"
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]
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: City Folk
(data-rendered model)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
(data-rendered model)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
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]