
Thoburnia rhothoeca (common name torrent sucker) is a species of fish native to Virginia and West Virginia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Torrent Sucker 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
- Hypentelium etowanum
- Hypentelium nigricans
- Moxostoma cervinum
- Moxostoma rupiscartes
- Pantosteus platyrhynchus
- Erimystax insignis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Catostomidae
- Genus
- Thoburnia
- Species
- Thoburnia rhothoeca
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