The bluebreast darter (Nothonotus camurus) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the genus Nothonotus, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the eastern United States from New York and Illinois to Tennessee and North Carolina.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bluebreast Darter 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
- Nothonotus chlorobranchius
- Nothonotus vulneratus
- Nothonotus sanguifluus
- Nothonotus microlepidus
- Nothonotus jordani
- Nothonotus douglasi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Percidae
- Genus
- Nothonotus
- Species
- Nothonotus camurus
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