Rutilus heckelii is a species of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species occurs in freshened areas of Black and Azov Seas, entering the river drainages that flow into those seas, as well as in some rivers draining into the Aegean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Taran 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
- Rutilus lacustris
- Rutilus rutilus
- Scardinius hesperidicus
- Leuciscus baicalensis
- Leuciscus leuciscus
- Leucos aula
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Rutilus
- Species
- Rutilus heckelii
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