Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Taiwan Shoveljaw Carp 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
- Squalius carolitertii
- Opsariichthys bidens
- Zacco platypus
- Onychostoma alticorpus
- Sarmarutilus rubilio
- Dajaus monticola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Scaphesthes
- Species
- Scaphesthes barbatula
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