The finescale dace (Chrosomus neogaeus), or bronze minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs and related fishes. It is native to the northern portions of Minnesota, with relatively smaller populations in northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire (where C. neogaeus is found in only Connecticut and Androscoggin River drainages north of the White Mountains), and Maine.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Finescale Dace 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
- Chrosomus eos
- Margariscus nachtriebi
- Couesius plumbeus
- Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Rhynchocypris steindachneri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Chrosomus
- Species
- Chrosomus neogaeus
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