Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Purple Queenfish 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
- Mirolabrichthys pascalus
- Nemanthias dispar
- Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
- Mirolabrichthys evansi
- Pseudanthias cheirospilos
- Lepidozygus tapeinosoma
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Anthiadidae
- Genus
- Mirolabrichthys
- Species
- Mirolabrichthys tuka
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