The speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus), also known as the spotted dace and the carpita pinta, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is found in temperate freshwater in North America, from Sonora, Mexico, to British Columbia, Canada.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Speckled Dace 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
- Phoxinus csikii
- Phoxinus septimaniae
- Phoxinus lumaireul
- Phoxinus bigerri
- Phoxinus dragarum
- Barbus meridionalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Rhinichthys
- Species
- Rhinichthys osculus
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