The sand shiner (Miniellus stramineus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. Sand shiners live in open clear water streams with sandy bottoms where they feed in schools on aquatic and terrestrial insects, bottom ooze and diatoms.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sand 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
- Paranotropis volucellus
- Miniellus missuriensis
- Paranotropis wickliffi
- Miniellus multicorniculatus
- Ericymba dorsalis
- Alburnops blennius
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Miniellus
- Species
- Miniellus stramineus
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