The Gila topminnow or charalito (Poeciliopsis occidentalis) is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae found in Mexico and the United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gila Topminnow 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
- Cnesterodon decemmaculatus
- Jenynsia lineata
- Gambusia geiseri
- Gambusia affinis
- Gambusia puncticulata
- Poeciliopsis gracilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Poeciliopsis
- Species
- Poeciliopsis occidentalis
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