The mirror shiner (Paranotropis spectrunculus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. This species is found in the upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia, in the USA.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mirror 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
- Miniellus greenei
- Paranotropis volucellus
- Paranotropis leuciodus
- Hudsonius hudsonius
- Hybopsis amblops
- Notropis maculatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Paranotropis
- Species
- Paranotropis spectrunculus
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