Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pacific Capelin 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
- Mallotus villosus
- Hypomesus pretiosus
- Engraulis mordax
- Clupea pallasii
- Osmerus mordax
- Thaleichthys pacificus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Osmeriformes
- Family
- Osmeridae
- Genus
- Mallotus
- Species
- Mallotus catervarius
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