| Common name | Leopard dace |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Leopard', i.e., large strong cat of southern Asia and Africa that is usually tawny or buff with black spots arranged in broken rings or rosettes (p. 684 in Ref. 11978), alluding to the many large irregularly shaped spots on the sides of the this fish (Ref. 1998); 'dace', i.e., term used for any small No. American freshwater cyprinid fish, from Middle English 'dace, darce', from Middle French 'dars' from Middle Latin 'darsus' (p. 322 in Ref. 11978). Also Ref. 276. |