The yellowfin shiner (Hydrophlox lutipinnis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yellowfin 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
- Hydrophlox chlorocephalus
- Alburnops baileyi
- Hydrophlox rubricroceus
- Pteronotropis harperi
- Pteronotropis metallicus
- Hydrophlox chrosomus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Hydrophlox
- Species
- Hydrophlox lutipinnis
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