Streamline Chub (Erimystax dissimilis)

Streamline Chub, a reference photo — Photo: David Starr Jordan · Public domain

The streamline chub (Erimystax dissimilis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Streamline Chub being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Erimystax x-punctatus
Erimystax insignis
Phenacobius mirabilis
Gobio gobio
Gobio volgensis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Erimystax
Species: Erimystax dissimilis

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