Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Parapimelodus valenciennis 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
- Pimelodus albicans
- Neoarius graeffei
- Iheringichthys labrosus
- Pimelodus blochii
- Genidens barbus
- Ageneiosus inermis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Genus
- Parapimelodus
- Species
- Parapimelodus valenciennis
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