The dusky shiner (Pteronotropis cummingsae) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in the lower Tar River drainage, North Carolina, south to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, the St. Johns River drainage in Florida, and the Aucilla River drainage to Choctawhatchee River drainage, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Dusky Shiner 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
- Alburnops chalybaeus
- Alburnops petersoni
- Pteronotropis harperi
- Alburnops baileyi
- Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
- Pteronotropis metallicus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Pteronotropis
- Species
- Pteronotropis cummingsae
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